Cyclopteropsis bergi is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific, where it is found at depths of 20 to 200 m (66 to 656 ft). This species reaches 7 cm (2.1 in) in total length and occurs in the Bering Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Sea of Japan where it may be found off of North Korea and Sado Island.[1] In 2011, a single individual of the species was also reported from Sokcho, South Korea.[2]
Cyclopteropsis bergi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cyclopteridae |
Genus: | Cyclopteropsis |
Species: | C. bergi
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Binomial name | |
Cyclopteropsis bergi Popov, 1929
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cyclopteropsis bergi". FishBase. December 2021 version.
- ^ Kwun, Hyuck-Joon; Park, Jeong-Ho; Kim, Chul-Won; Kim, Jin-Koo (June 30, 2012). "First Record of Lumpsuckers, Cyclopteropsis bergi (Scorpaeniformes: Cyclopteridae) from East Sea". Korean Journal of Ichthyology. 24.