Atlantic Spiny Lumpsucker

Eumicrotremus spinosus

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Atlantic Spiny Lumpsucker
Scientific Name: 
Eumicrotremus spinosus
Naming References: 
BSC5
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fish
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopterygii
Order: 
Scorpaeniformes
Family: 
Cyclopteridae
References: 
W017
Habitat
Marine(BSC5); Env: demersal; marine ; depth range 60 - 930 m. Clim:polar; -2 - 3°C; 83°N - 42°N. Inhabits stony bottoms. Feeds on amphipods (W017). Benthic, shallows to deep waters of 930m, eats crustaceans, oikopleura and fish (R131)
References: 
BSC5
R131
W017
Distribution

Ecozones

Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea Amundsen Gulf, High Arctic Sea Archipelago
References: 
BSC5
R131

Number of Occurrences

6 known occurrences in NWT: Tuktoyaktuk; Parry Peninsula; Holman; and Mould Bay, Prince Patrick Is.
References: 
BSC5

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Population

Population Size

Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary tmax (3/K) or low-fecundity Order) (W017) 13.2cm (R131)
References: 
R131
W017
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Common (R131)
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Reviewed in 2010 by DFO; no change.Draft rank by DFO in 2015, modified from not assessed to undetermined
Last Updated: 
July 22, 2015

References

Ecozones

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return
  • Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return

Habitat

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return
  • Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return
  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Naming

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return

Population Size

Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return
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FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Taxonomy

  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return