Spiny Lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus pacificus)

Also known as Ballon Lumpfish, Lumpsucker, Pimpled Lumpsucker, Spiny Pimpled Lumpsucker, Spotted Lumpsucker

Description

Also known as Ballon Lumpfish, Lumpsucker, Pimpled Lumpsucker, Spiny Pimpled Lumpsucker, Spotted Lumpsucker.

Found singly, attached to rocks or solid objects at low tide, but can be found at great depths. They are considered poor swimmers and can be found in eelgrass beds, kelp patches, and rocky reefs, over shallow bays and docks.
They feed on crustaceans, molluscs, and worms.
Length - 20cm
Depth - 0-232m
Widespread Northwest Pacific

The lumpfishes pelvic fins are fused into a suckered happily sit on corals and rocks even balloons!
The fish eggs (Roe) of this fish are made into inexpensive Caviar. Ref: https://www.fishbase.de/summary/24057

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