Details
Cyclopterus lumpus
Lumpfish is a fish associated with open ocean and coasts. It is carnivorous and usually solitary. Decline or fragmentation makes continued monitoring important.
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Its range is represented here by the Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean, where it uses open ocean and coasts. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.
Typical length 30-60 cm, weight 1 kg-9.5 kg. It has a finned fish body plan, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.
It is seasonal in movement or activity and usually solitary. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.
It is carnivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in open ocean and coasts, so movements often follow available food resources.
Breeding usually involves spawning, with eggs and young developing in suitable freshwater, coastal, or reef habitats.
Recorded scientifically as Cyclopterus lumpus. Decline or fragmentation makes continued monitoring important. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.
