henfish

Cyclopterus lumpus

Ventral fins fused into disc sucker

henfish is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 61 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Cyclopteridae
Genus: Cyclopterus
Maximum length: 61 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Nunavut, Hudson Bay to James Bay and Labrador in Canada to New Jersey in USA; rarely to Chesapeake Bay in USA and Bermuda. Eastern Atlantic: Barents Sea, Iceland and Greenland to Spain (Ref. 4701 ).

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