WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Spiny Lumpsucker

Eumicrotremus pacificus

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

Adult
@deoj · Not sure, Australia · November 20151 / 2
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Overview

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.

The lumpfishes pelvic fins are fused into a sucker so they can happily sit on corals and rocks even balloons!
The fish eggs (Roe) of this fish are made into inexpensive Caviar.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Body shape
skin tags
Behaviour
solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Northwest Pacific
  • Country only · 2
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Found singly, attached to rocks or solid objects at low tide, but can be found at great depths.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyCyclopteridae
    6. genusEumicrotremus
    7. speciesEumicrotremus pacificus Schmidt, 1904

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    More in the family

    Perciformes