Kingdom Animalia Family Cyclopteridae Rank Species | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes | |
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Genus Aptocyclus
De la Pylaie, 1835 Similar Eumicrotremus, Scorpaeniformes, Lumpsucker, Eumicrotremus taranetzi, Eumicrotremus derjugini | ||
smooth lumpsucker aptocyclus ventricosus pelagocyclus vitiazi
Aptocyclus ventricosus, the smooth lumpfish, is a species of lumpfish native to the North Pacific where it is found at depths down to 1,700 metres (5,600 ft). This species grows to a length of 41 centimetres (16 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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