Smooth lumpfish

Smooth lumpfish
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Cyclopteridae
Genus: Aptocyclus
De la Pylaie, 1835
Species:
A. ventricosus
Binomial name
Aptocyclus ventricosus
(Pallas, 1769)
Synonyms

Genus

  • Cyclopterichthys Steindachner, 1881
  • Elephantichthys Hubbs & Schultz, 1934
  • Liparops Garman, 1892
  • Pelagocyclus Lindberg & Legeza, 1955

Species

  • Cyclopterus ventricosus Pallas, 1769
  • Cyclopterichthys ventricosus (Pallas, 1769)
  • Cyclopterus stelleri Pallas, 1814
  • Cyclopterichthys glaber Steindachner, 1881
  • Elephantichthys copeianus Hubbs & Schultz, 1934
  • Pelagocyclus vitiazi Lindberg & Legeza, 1955

The smooth lumpfish (Aptocyclus ventricosus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyclopteridae, the lumpfishes and lumpsuckers. This species is found in the northern Pacific Ocean. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Aptocyclus.

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