Biology:Eumicrotremus tartaricus

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Short description: Species of lumpfish

Eumicrotremus tartaricus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cyclopteridae
Genus: Eumicrotremus
Species:
E. tartaricus
Binomial name
Eumicrotremus tartaricus
Lindberg & Legeza, 1955
Synonyms
  • Eumicrotremus orbis tartaricus

Eumicrotremus tartaricus[1] is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific. It is known from the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, Peter the Great Bay, and the Pacific coast of the Kuril Islands, where it may be found at a depth range of 20 to 30 m (66 to 98 ft).[2] It has sometimes been considered a subspecies of the Pacific spiny lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis), but it is generally agreed upon that E. tartaricus represents its own distinct species.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2301761 entry