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Cyclopterus lumpus

(Kiark-varrey)

Overview

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Danish:

Almindelig stenbider, Kulso, Kvabso, Stenbider

Common Names in Dutch:

Deurrog, Snotolf

Common Names in English:

Kiark-varrey, Lump, Lumpfish, Lumpsucker

Common Names in Estonian:

Merivarblane

Common Names in Faroese:

Gr, Grárognkelsi, Rey, Reyðrognkelsi, Rognkelsi

Common Names in Finnish:

Rasvakala

Common Names in French:

Grosse L, grosse poule de mer, Lompe, Lump

Common Names in Gaelic, Irish:

An L, An léasán leice

Common Names in German:

Deutscher Kaviar, Kaviar, Lump, Seehase

Common Names in Greenlandic:

Angusalluk, Arnarluk, Nipisa

Common Names in Icelandic:

Hrognkelsi

Common Names in Inuktitut:

Angusatdluk, Angusedlok, Arnardlok, Arnardluk, Lepisuk, Nepisa, Nipisa, Qorkshuyoq

Common Names in Irish:

An léasán leice

Common Names in Italian:

Ciclottero

Common Names in Japanese:

Dango-uo

Common Names in Latvian:

Zakzivs

Common Names in Lithuanian:

Ciegorius

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

圆鳍鱼, 圓鰭魚

Common Names in Norwegian:

Rognkall, Rognkjaeks, Rognkjeks

Common Names in Polish:

Tasza

Common Names in Portuguese:

Peixe-lapa

Common Names in Russian:

воробеи морской, круглопер, пинагор

Common Names in Spanish:

Cicloptero, Liebre de mar, Lumpo

Common Names in Swedish:

Kaviar, Kvabbso, Sjurygg, Stenbit

Description

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Physical Description

Color:

During the spawning season the male becomes reddish in color on the underside, whereas the female is blue-green.

Size/Age/Growth

The largest male ever caught weighed 9500 grams ; the largest female weighed 5000 grams.

Habitat

Inhabits rocky bottoms but may occur among floating seaweed. May be found at depths of 50 to 400 meters. Usually found at depths of 50 to 150 meters.

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,403 meters (0 to -17,726 feet).[1]

Biome: Marine .

Biology

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Diet

Feeds on ctenophores, medusas , small crustaceans, polychaetes , jelly fish and small fishes .

Migration

Oceanodromous . Migrates considerable distances in an annual cycle between deeper waters in winter and shallower waters in summer (Ref. 26141).

Behavior

Basically solitary rather than a schooling fish. Exhibits a homing instinct [2].

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Cyclopterus caeruleus Mitchill • Cyclopterus coronatus Couch • Cyclopterus lumpus hudsonius Cox • Cyclopterus minutus Pallas • Cyclopterus pavoninus Shaw • Cyclopterus pyramidatus Shaw • Lumpus anglorum Dekay • Lumpus vulgaris Mcmurtrie

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 22-Sep-1995

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Cyclopterus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 11 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. bimaculatus (Two-Spotted Clingfish) · C. callyodon (Spotted Snailfish) · C. dentex (Shore Clingfish) · C. liparis (Striped Seasnail) · C. littoreus (Giant Clingfish) · C. lumpus (Kiark-Varrey) · C. montagui (Montagu's Sea-Snail) · C. nudus (Riverine Clingfish) · C. orbis (Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker) · C. spinosus (Atlantic Spiny Lumpsucker) · C. ventricosus (Bent - Tooth Bristlemouth)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = -206.500 meters (-677.493 feet), Standard Deviation = 298.320 based on 6,223 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
  2. Davenport, J. (1985). Synopsis of biological data on the lumpsucker Cyclopterus lumpus (Linnaeus 1758). FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 147. 31 p. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012