Spiny lumpsucker

Spiny lumpsucker

It is a type of marine fish most commonly found in the North Pacific Ocean. The “sucker” part refers to the fish’s modified pelvic fins, which have evolved into adhesive discs that the fish uses to adhere to the substrate. There are many species of spiny lumpsucker fishes. One of them, in particular, is spicular-spiny pimpled lumpsucker.

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