Animalia > Chordata > Scorpaeniformes > Cyclopteridae > Eumicrotremus > Eumicrotremus spinosus

Eumicrotremus spinosus (Atlantic spiny lumpsucker)

Synonyms: Cyclopterus spinosus; Eumicrotremus eggvini; Eumicrotremus eggvinii; Eumicrotremus spinosus eggvinii; Lethotremus armouri
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Saguenay - St. Lawrence Marine Park National Marine Conservation Area II 310822 Canada

Prey / Diet

Themisto libellula[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Arctogadus glacialis (Polar cod)1
Boreogadus saida (Polar cod)1
Micromesistius poutassou (Poutassou)1
Rissa tridactyla (Black-legged Kittiwake)1

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Pseudoterranova decipiens[2]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1"The Atlantic spiny lumpsucker Eumicrotremus spinosus: life history traits and the seemingly unlikely interaction with the pelagic amphipod Themisto libellula", Jørgen Berge / Jasmine Nahrgang, Polish Polar Research, Pages 1–9 (2013)
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0