Eumicrotremus spinosus Atlantic spiny lumpsucker

Eumicrotremus spinosusis commonly referred to as Atlantic spiny lumpsucker. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Erling Svensen, Norwegen

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lexID:: 5087
AphiaID:: 127217

Scientific:: Eumicrotremus spinosus
German:: Seehase
English:: Atlantic Spiny Lumpsucker

Category:: Lumpsucker

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Cyclopteridae (Family) > Eumicrotremus (Genus) > spinosus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Fabricius, ), 1776

Occurrence:: Arctic (North Polar Sea), Barents Sea, Canada , East cost of USA, East-Atlantic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean, Scandinavia, Spitsbergen /Svalbard, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 30 - 400 Meter
Size:: up to 5.2" (13.2 cm)
Temperature:: 28.4 °F - 37.4 °F (-2°C - 3°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Sea squirts, Sponges
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown