In terms of length, lumpsuckers range in size from in the case of " Lethotremus awae " up to more than in the case of the common lumpsucker " Cyclopterus lumpus ".
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It goes through two parasitic stages, one where it parasites as a secondary host a flounder or lumpsucker, and another stage where it parasites as a primary host a cod or other fishes of the cod family ( gadoids ).
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While the lateral line in lumpsuckers is otherwise reduced or absent, it is well developed in the head; some species even have tubular, whisker-like external projections of the opercular canal, which is a part of the cranial lateral line system.
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The roe of " Cyclopterus lumpus " ( " the " lumpsucker or lumpfish to most Europeans and people living along the East Coast of the United States ), known as " stenbider " ( literally " stone biter " ) in Danish, is used extensively in Scandinavian cuisine.
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"' Bizarre and Beautiful "'includes discus, cardinal tetra, Peters'elephantnose fish, eyelash viper, giant Pacific octopus, grunt sculpin, lumpsucker, umbrella crab, painted greenling, decorated warbonnets, spotted garden eel, Japanese spider crab, striated frogfish, yellow boxfish, porcupinefish, deepwater burrfish, and a group of seahorses.
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The "'shore clingfish "', " Lepadogaster lepadogaster ", is a clingfish of the Britain, where it is more commonly known as the "'Cornish lumpsucker "', and in the Mediterranean, between latitudes 46?N and 30?N . " L . lepadogaster " often inhabits underwater boulder fields consisting of smooth rocks and large pebbles.
