Tokranov's Lumpsucker

Eumicrotremus tokranovi

Flat sparse bony plates

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Compressed cross-section
Small
Temperate fish

Eumicrotremus tokranovi is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific, and one of two species some authorities place in the genus Microancathus. It is known from the Kuril Islands. It is distinguished from the closely related E. fedorovi by a taller body and flatter and less developed bone plaques.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Cyclopteridae
Genus: Eumicrotremus
Maximum length: 4.9 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Kuril Is.

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