''Microancathus'' is a
genus
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of
lumpfish
The Cyclopteridae are a family of marine fishes, commonly known as lumpsuckers or lumpfish, in the order Scorpaeniformes. They are found in the cold waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, and North Pacific oceans. The greatest number of species ar ...
es native to the
North Pacific
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.
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Microancathus fedorovi
''Microancathus fedorovi'' is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific, where it is known from the northern Kuril Islands. It is a demersal fish that occurs at a depth range of . FishBase lists this species as a member of ''Eumicrotr ...
''
(Mandritsa
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, 1991) (Fedorov's lumpsucker) - traditionally included in ''
Eumicrotremus
''Eumicrotremus'' is a genus of lumpfishes native to the northern oceans. 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 currentl ...
''.
[
* '']Microancathus tokranovi
''Microancathus tokranovi'' is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific, and one of two species in the genus ''Microancathus''. It is known from the Kuril Islands. It is distinguished from its congener '' M. fedorovi'' by a taller bo ...
'' Voskoboinikova, 2015 (Tokranov's lumpsucker)[Voskoboinikova, O.S. (2015): New genus of the family Cyclopteridae – ''Microancathus'' gen. n. (Pisces: Cottoidei: Cyclopteridae) with description of a new species ''Microancathus tokranovi'' sp. n. ''Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 319 (2): 215–228.'']
References
Cyclopteridae
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