Scientific Name
Eumicrotremus spinosus

Common Name
Atlantic spiny lumpsucker

Biology
Inhabits stony bottoms (Ref. 4701). Benthic species. Feeds on crustaceans, oikopleura and fishes (Ref. 58426).

Classification

Classified By

Fabricius, 1776

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Lumpfishes (Cyclopteridae)

Distribution

Region

Arctic, Northwest to Northeast Atlantic

Distribution

Arctic, Northwest to Northeast Atlantic: Barents Sea to Franz Josef Land, Spitzbergen, Greenland, and south along North American coast to Massachusetts (Ref. 48811); including Iceland and Norway (Ref. 4701); Canadian Arctic to Hudson Bay in Canada (Ref. 7251).

Range

83°N - 42°N

Environment

Climate

Polar

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

- 3 °C

Depth From - meters

60 m

Depth To - meters

400 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 400 m (Ref. 58496), usually 60 - 200 m (Ref. 4701)

Trophic Level

3.48 s.e. 0.49 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

13.2 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax=3-10)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated