Arctic Lumpsucker [Coccotropsis gymnoderma]

Arctic Lumpsucker
Description

This species is found in the Arctic Ocean and the northern Atlantic, from Canada to Greenland and Norway. It lives at depths of 275 to 750 meters. The Arctic Lumpsucker is characterized by a rough, lumpy skin and a wide, downturned mouth.

Taxonomy
Phylum Chordates
Chordata
Class Fish
Actinopterygii
Order Scorpionfishes and Flatheads
Scorpaeniformes
Family Waspfishes
Tetrarogidae
Genus Coccotropsis
Coccotropsis
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