Baby of a Lumpfish
 Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus

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5.2 mm size of a Lumpfish
Top, dorsal view; Middle, lateral view; Bottom, ventral view.

DATA ABOUT SPECIMEN ABOVE

Specimen above caught: August, 1972.
Collection Site: Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Atlantic Ocean, Canada.
Collection Depth: Top meter depth.
Collection Method: Conical, fine-mesh townet, neuston net.
Collector: Fisheries & Marine Service, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.
Illustration above: Copyright, 2000, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.