Cyclopteropsis bergi
Species of lumpfish
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Cyclopteropsis bergi is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific, where it is found at depths of 20 to 200 m (66 to 656 ft). This species reaches 7 cm (2.1 in) in total length and occurs in the Bering Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Sea of Japan where it may be found off of North Korea and Sado Island.[1] In 2011, a single individual of the species was also reported from Sokcho, South Korea.[2]
| Cyclopteropsis bergi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Cyclopteridae |
| Genus: | Cyclopteropsis |
| Species: | C. bergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclopteropsis bergi Popov, 1929 | |
