Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus, 1758
(Lumpsucker)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCyclopterus lumpus (Lumpsucker)
FamilyCYCLOPTERIDAE (lumpsuckers)
OrderSCORPAENIFORMES (an order of fish)
SuperorderACANTHOPTERYGII (advanced teleosts)
InfraclassTeleostei (teleost fishes)
ClassACTINOPTERYGII (ray-finned fishes)
Informal[Pisces] (fishes)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cyclopterus lumpus (Lumpsucker) :
1: Cyclopterus lumpus (Lumpsucker)
OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Dead ?male on rocks at low tide during the winter
Image 1: In situ - anterior viewImage 2: In situ - lateral viewImage 3: Ventral view

Cyclopterus lumpus (Lumpsucker) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cyclopterus lumpus (Lumpsucker)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cyclopterus lumpus (Lumpsucker)
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