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Cyclopteropsis

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Cyclopteropsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cyclopteridae
Genus: Cyclopteropsis
Soldatov & Popov, 1929
Type species
Cyclopteropsis bergi
Popov, 1929[1]
Synonyms[1]

Cyclopteropsis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cyclopteridae, the lumpfishes or lumpsuckers. These small lumpfishes are found in the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans.

Taxonomy

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Cyclopteropsis was first proposed as a genus in 1929 by the Russian ichthyologists Vladimir Konstantinovich Soldatov and Alexander Mikhailovich Popov designating Cyclopteropsis bergi as the type species.[1] FishBase still recognises this genus as valid,[2] but Catalog of Fishes treats it as a synonym of Eumicrotremus.[1]

Species

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There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cyclopteridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cyclopteropsis". FishBase. February 2023 version.