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Cyclopteropsis jordani Soldatov, 1929

Smooth lumpfish
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Common names: Petite poule de mer douce, Smooth lumpfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found at Baffin Island (Ref. 12204); the specimen exists as UW 42927 (ex UBC 59-350). Since the holotype (Kara Sea) was lost, this specimen (right side dissected and parts are in a separate vial; left side in good condition) can serve as the neotype if no specimen in better condition is found (Ref. 48811).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coad, B.W., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Petite poule de mer douce, 乔氏拟圆鳍鱼, Kruglopyorik Dzhordana, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cyclopteridae (Lumpfishes) > Eumicrotreminae
Etymology: Cyclopteropsis: Greek, kyklos = round + Greek, pteron = fin + Greek, opsis = similar to, shape (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 68 m (Ref. 58426).   Polar; 82°N - 71°N, 87°W - 104°E

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Arctic: Kara Sea, Russia. Northwest Atlantic: Baffin Island at Admiraly Inlet, Canada.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12204)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Benthic; feeds on worms, crustaceans and molluscs (Ref. 58426). Also Ref. 12204.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Coad, B.W., 1995. Encyclopedia of Canadian fishes. Canadian Museum of Nature and Canadian Sportfishing Productions Inc. Singapore. (Ref. 12204)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02089 (0.00774 - 0.05639), b=3.03 (2.79 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.43 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).