Arctic Lumpsucker [Coccotropsis gymnoderma]

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
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Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
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Order |
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads
Scorpaeniformes
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Family |
Waspfishes
Tetrarogidae
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Genus |
Coccotropsis
Coccotropsis
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