Antarctic Lumpsucker [Coccotropsis antarctica]
Description
This species is found in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. It lives at depths of 200 to 400 meters. The Antarctic Lumpsucker is characterized by its brownish to reddish body color and the presence of a large, shield-like tubercle on each side of the body.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
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| Order |
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads
Scorpaeniformes
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| Family |
Waspfishes
Tetrarogidae
|
| Genus |
Coccotropsis
Coccotropsis
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