Cyclopteropsis bergi

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Cyclopteropsis bergi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cyclopteridae
Genus: Cyclopteropsis
Species:
C. bergi
Binomial name
Cyclopteropsis bergi
Popov, 1929

Cyclopteropsis bergi is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific, where it is found at depths of 20 to 200 m (66 to 656 ft). This species reaches 7 cm (2.1 in) in total length and occurs in the Bering Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Sea of Japan where it may be found off of North Korea and Sado Island.[1] In 2011, a single individual of the species was also reported from Sokcho, South Korea.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Cyclopteropsis bergi" in FishBase. December 2021 version.
  2. ^ Kwun, Hyuck-Joon; Park, Jeong-Ho; Kim, Chul-Won; Kim, Jin-Koo (June 30, 2012). "First Record of Lumpsuckers, Cyclopteropsis bergi (Scorpaeniformes: Cyclopteridae) from East Sea". Korean Journal of Ichthyology. 24.