Eumicrotremus ochotonensis, Okhotsk lumpsucker

Eumicrotremus ochotonensis Popov, 1928

Okhotsk lumpsucker
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cyclopteridae (Lumpfishes) > Eumicrotreminae
Etymology: Eumicrotremus: Greek, eu = good + Greek, mikros = little, small + Greek, trema = hole (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 110 - 282 m (Ref. 123372). Deep-water

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Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123372)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12; Vertebrae: 28 - 31. This species is distinguished by the following characters: first dorsal fin, immersed in thick skin, is triangular (acute-angled in the posterior part), it retains its mobility (it can be pressed against the body); bony plaques on the head (individuals 4.0-8.5 cm SL) are small, arranged at intervals, form no more than five longitudinal rows in the interorbital region, while are more often single-row on the cheeks; anus area with only four large plaques; number of plaques on the body and head (circumpectoral, postbranchial, postorbital, median, supraorbital, and interorbital rows) 21-33 (average 26.7); distance from anus to the beginning of anal fin is 15-19% SL on average; pectoral fin long, on average, 53-66% HL. Colouration: when alive, head and upper side of body pigmented, with the dark, indistinct, somewhat elongated spots are located mainly near the bone plaques; belly and disk are light; chin dark; some specimens have scattered small spots on the belly, front of the anus in the form of dashes and in the form of very small dots behind it; caudal peduncle with a dark stripe; D2 rays with dark elongated small spots; caudal rays with vague spots; peritoneum light (Ref. 123372).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: circular.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species is more common on silty or sandy-stony bottom sediments at low temperatures (-1.2 to -1.3°C), which makes it possible to attribute it to the group of glacial-Okhotsk-Sea species. It does not occur in shallow waters with depths of less than 110 m, a habitat with a supercooled water mass with negative temperatures. Summer spawning is assumed with a 7.9 cm TL female with mature eggs (4-5 mm, 148 eggs) caught in July (adult females caught in May have immature eggs) (Ref. 123372).

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Chernova, N.V., O.S. Voskoboinikova, O.Yu. Kudryavtseva, S.Yu. Orlova, O.A. Maznikova and A.M. Orlov, 2019. Taxonomic status of the Okhotsk lumpsucker Eumicrotremus ochotonensis (Cyclopteridae, Cottoidei) with redescription of E. derjugini. J. Ichthyol. 59(3):289-306. (Ref. 123372)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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