Highfin Lumpsucker [Coccotropsis altivolans]
Description
This species is found in the northwest Atlantic, from Canada to Greenland. It lives at depths of 200 to 500 meters. The Highfin Lumpsucker is characterized by its high dorsal fin and the presence of a single large tubercle on each side of the body.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
|
| Order |
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads
Scorpaeniformes
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| Family |
Waspfishes
Tetrarogidae
|
| Genus |
Coccotropsis
Coccotropsis
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