Lumpsucker
Lumpsucker
Artist: Joseph Cox
Fish Profile:
Lumpfish - Cyclopterus lumpus
Conservation status
Lumpsucker is a ball-like lumpy fish with a special sucker that enables them to stick onto rocks.
It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List as it is directly targeted for fishing due to its commercial value - it is sold as luxury caviar in the EU as well as being exported to Asia,
The IUCN state: ‘Areas where this species is exploited show an average reduction of 35–50% decline’ However in other locations, there are no clear declines (e.g., North Sea and Baltic Sea)