#cyclopteridae

[herpsandbirds]

Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis), family Cyclopteridae, order Percidae, coastal Alaska

photograph by David Csepp, NMFS/AKFSC/ABL

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Lumpfish are indeed very beautiful, especially pretty under UV light, when they glow a brilliant green. Scientists believe individuals use their bright colors to identify and communicate with each other. Very powerful, though? Not so much. They aren't very stong swimmers-- they don't even have a swim bladder-- and they spend most of their time attached to rocks on the ocean floor.

(Image: A lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) by Emil B)

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Often hailed as beautiful and powerful, lumpsucker fish have many talents; one important skill they lack, though, is swimming. Lumpsucker bodies are almost perfectly round, which isn't very hydrodynamic. On top of that, they lack a swim bladder-- an organ that other fish use to control their bouyancy. As a result, lumpsuckers spend most of their lives suctioned onto rocks or coral.

(Image: A pair of Pacific spiny lumpsickers (Eumicrotremus orbis) by the Shedd Aquarium)

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[maoyeamh]

[kfighter]

#フウセンウオ #Cyclopteridae #ポニョ

（Via： 自分、不器用ですから…魚なのにあまり泳ぎが得意じゃない「フウセンウオ」が可愛すぎる ）

リアル・ポニョ^^;。 魚なのに、泳ぎが苦手だそうです。北海道の水族館にいるんだとか。 かわゆす(〃∇〃)

水槽の底砂にK砂を。

[gallinagomedia]

La “petite poule de mer “

Eumicrotremus orbis

Pacific spiny lumpsucker

Ce petit poisson a la capacité d’adhérer aux rochers avec ses nageoires pelviennes, qui se sont modifiées et ossifiées de façon à former un disque qui fait office de ventouse sur le support de son choix. Quand il est dérangé, il semble planer selon des changements de direction apparemment aléatoires, à la manière d’un petit hélicoptère.

This little fish is often “attached to rocks with its disc-like pelvic fins.” “The large adhesive sucking disc with thickened fringed margin is composed of modified and ossified pelvic rays. When disturbed, the fish hovers about, changing directions aimlessly like a tiny helicopter.”

Source texte fr. / en. : Ron's Critter of the Day photos Eumicrotremus orbis (Pacifique, état de Washington, USA (N.O), par Dan Hershman ©

[carudamon119]

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Cyclopteridae

[thelovelyseas]

"The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker is a lesser known creature, but that doesn't stop it being any less cute (at least I think so). They grow up to 1-5 inches (5 being exceptionally huge). The weirdest thing about them is that they have little sucker pads on their tummies, which makes them stickable to almost anything. You know, like those ornaments you sucker to the inside of car windows. Most of them are apparently found in the North Pacific."