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An illustration of the Cyclopterus lumpus or "lump-fish" found commonly on the coast of Maine. These fish are referred to as "suckers" because their pelvic fins are adhesive disks.

Lump Fish

An illustration of the Cyclopterus lumpus or "lump-fish" found commonly on the coast of Maine. These…

"The Lump Fish, or Sucker, is named from the clumsiness of its form. The back is arched and sharp, the belly flat, the body covered with numerous bony tubercles, the ventral fins modified into a sucker, by means of which it adheres with great force to any substance to which it applies itself. It frequents the N. seas."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Lumpfish

"The Lump Fish, or Sucker, is named from the clumsiness of its form. The back is arched and sharp, the…