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Eumicrotremus

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Eumicrotremus
Eumicrotremus orbis
Eumicrotremus pacificus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cyclopteridae
Genus: Eumicrotremus
T. N. Gill, 1862

Eumicrotremus is a genus of lumpfishes native to the northern oceans. The name for this genus comes from the Greek roots eu meaning "good", mikros meaning "small" or "little", and trema meaning "hole".[1]

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus (two additional species have been moved to Georgimarinus and Microancathus):

References

  1. ^ "Eumicrotremus orbis summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. ^ Voskoboinikova, O.S. & Nazarkin, M.V. (2015): Redescription of Andriashev’s spiny pimpled lumpsucker Eumicrotremus andriashevi and designation of a new subspecies E. andriashevi aculeatus ssp. n. (Cyclopteridae). Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (2): 155-161.
  3. ^ Voskoboinikova, O.S. & Chernova, N.V. (2016): Revalidation of the Eggvin lumpsucker Eumicrotremus eggvinii (Cyclopteridae) and its new finding near Franz Josef Land (Barents Sea). Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (1): 31-36.