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es native to the northern

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s. The name for this genus comes from the Greek roots ''eu'' meaning "good", ''mikros'' meaning "small" or "little", and ''trema'' meaning "hole".

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus (three additional species have been moved to ''

Georgimarinus ''Georgimarinus barbatus'' is a lumpsucker of Cyclopteridae found in north Pacific Ocean. This species is characterized by the following unique apomorphies: teeth in the outer row at symphysis of premaxillae fuse with premaxillae, teeth at symphy ...

'', '' Microancathus'', and '' Proeumicrotremus'' and a species from '' Lethotremus'' has since been moved to this genus): * ''

Eumicrotremus andriashevi ''Eumicrotremus andriashevi'', also known as the pimpled lumpsucker, is a species of lumpfish native to the Arctic and North Pacific. In addition to the Arctic Ocean, it may be found in the Chukchi and Bering Seas, where it occurs at a depth ra ...

'' Perminov, 1936 ** '' E. a. aculeatus'' Voskoboinikova & Nazarkin, 2015 (Andriashev's spicular-spiny pimpled lumpsucker) Voskoboinikova, O.S. & Nazarkin, M.V. (2015): Redescription of Andriashev’s spiny pimpled lumpsucker ''Eumicrotremus andriashevi'' and designation of a new subspecies ''E. andriashevi aculeatus'' ssp. n. (Cyclopteridae). ''Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (2): 155-161.'' ** '' E. a. andriashevi'' Perminov, 1936 (Andriashev's spiny pimpled lumpsucker) * ''

Eumicrotremus asperrimus ''Eumicrotremus asperrimus'', also known as the Siberian lumpsucker, is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific, where it can be found in the Bering Sea, the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, as well as off of Alaska and Hokkaido. I ...

'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1912) *'' Eumicrotremus awae'' (Jordan & Snyder, 1902) * '' Eumicrotremus derjugini'' Popov, 1926 (Leather-fin lumpsucker) * ''

Eumicrotremus eggvinii ''Eumicrotremus eggvinii'', known as Eggvin's lumpsucker or the Eggvin lumpsucker, is a species of lumpfish known only from the Barents Sea. Until a 2016 revalidation, this species was considered to be synonymous with ''Eumicrotremus spinosus'', ...

'' Koefoed, 1956 (Eggvin's lumpsucker) Voskoboinikova, O.S. & Chernova, N.V. (2016): Revalidation of the Eggvin lumpsucker ''Eumicrotremus eggvinii'' (Cyclopteridae) and its new finding near Franz Josef Land (Barents Sea). ''Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (1): 31-36.'' * ''

Eumicrotremus gyrinops ''Eumicrotremus gyrinops'', known as the Alaskan lumpsucker, is a species of lumpfish native to the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands The Aleutian Islands (; ; ale, Unangam Tanangin,”Land of the Aleuts", possibly from Chukchi language, ...

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Eumicrotremus jindoensis ''Eumicrotremus jindoensis'' is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific, where it may be found off the coast of the Korean Peninsula and in the Yellow Sea. It occurs at a depth range of , and it reaches SL. This species was descri ...

'' S. J. Lee, J.-K. Kim, Y. Kai, S. Ikeguchi, & T. Nakabo, 2017 * ''

Eumicrotremus orbis The Pacific spiny lumpsucker (''Eumicrotremus orbis'') is a species of bony fish in the family Cyclopteridae. Description Pacific spiny lumpsuckers are a globular-shaped fish that typically measures in length, though the most common size is . ...

'' ( Günther, 1861) (Pacific spiny lumpsucker) * ''

Eumicrotremus pacificus ''Eumicrotremus pacificus'', sometimes known as the spotted lumpsucker or the balloon lumpfish, is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific. It can be found in the Sea of Okhotsk, the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, and the Pacific ...

'' P. Y. Schmidt, 1904 * ''

Eumicrotremus phrynoides The toad lumpsucker (''Eumicrotremus phrynoides'') is a species of fish in the family Cyclopteridae that is found in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska The Gulf of Alaska (Tlingit: ''Yéil T'ooch’'') is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined b ...

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, 1912 (Toad lumpsucker) * ''

Eumicrotremus schmidti ''Eumicrotremus schmidti'' is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific. It is a demersal fish known only from the northern Sea of Okhotsk The Sea of Okhotsk ( rus, Охо́тское мо́ре, Ohótskoye móre ; ja, オホー� ...

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& Legeza, 1955 * ''

Eumicrotremus spinosus ''Eumicrotremus spinosus'', commonly known as the Atlantic spiny lumpsucker, is a species of lumpfish native to the Arctic and North Atlantic. Description The Atlantic spiny lumpsucker is a small fish that reaches a maximum length of 13.2 cm ...

'' ( J. C. Fabricius, 1776) (Atlantic spiny lumpsucker) * '' Eumicrotremus taranetzi'' Perminov, 1936 * '' Eumicrotremus tartaricus''

& Legeza, 1955 * '' Eumicrotremus terraenovae'' G. S. Myers & J. E. Böhlke, 1950 *''

Eumicrotremus uenoi ''Eumicrotremus uenoi'' is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific. It is found off the Korean Peninsula and Japan, where it occurs at a depth range of 90 to 100 m (295 to 328 ft). It is a very small demersal fish, reaching 2 cm ...

'' S. J. Lee, J.-K. Kim, Y. Kai, S. Ikeguchi, & T. Nakabo, 2017

References

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