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lumpfish
lump·fish L0288400 (lŭmp′fĭsh′)n. pl. lumpfish or lump·fishes Any of various fishes of the family Cyclopteridae, especially Cyclopterus lumpus of North Atlantic waters, having a stout knobby body with pelvic fins united to form a suction disk, and producing roe that is used for caviar. Also called lumpsucker.
[Obsolete lump (perhaps from Dutch lomp, burbot, eelpout, lumpfish; probably akin to Dutch lomp, sabot, wooden shoe (since the fish have a plump shape and blunt heads) and English lump) + fish.]lumpfish (ˈlʌmpˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes1. (Animals) a North Atlantic scorpaenoid fish, Cyclopterus lumpus, having a globular body covered with tubercles, pelvic fins fused into a sucker, and an edible roe: family Cyclopteridae2. (Animals) any other fish of the family Cyclopteridae Also called: lumpsucker [C16: lump (now obsolete) lumpfish, from Middle Dutch lumpe, perhaps related to lump1]lump•fish (ˈlʌmpˌfɪʃ)
n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. any thick-bodied, knobby-skinned fish of the family Cyclopteridae, having pelvic fins united to form a sucking disc. [1735–45] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  lumpfish - clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviarCyclopterus lumpusscorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish - fishes having the head armored with bony platesCyclopterus, genus Cyclopterus - type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfisheslumpsucker - any of several very small lumpfishes |
Lumpfish
Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus), a fish of the family Cyclop-teridae. The lumpfish is usually 25–40 cm long (sometimes reaching 60 cm) and weighs up to 2–3 kg. The body is thick and covered with longitudinal rows of large bony tubercles. The ventral fins are converted into a sucking disk. The lumpfish is distributed in the North Atlantic. It is a bottom-dwelling fish that stays in coastal waters. The fish attains sexual maturity in the third or fourth year. It spawns in the Barents and White seas from May through July. The female deposits from 79,000 to 136,000 large roe (2.7 mm) in the littoral zone. The roe, which are deposited in clusters in two or three stages, are guarded by the male. Lumpfish feed on benthic invertebrates. They are of minor commercial value: the roe, the liver, and the flesh are edible. AcronymsSeeLUMlumpfish
Synonyms for lumpfishnoun clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a suckerSynonymsRelated Words- scorpaenoid
- scorpaenoid fish
- Cyclopterus
- genus Cyclopterus
- lumpsucker
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