Popov’s lumpsucker
Cyclopteropsis popovi Soldatov, 1929
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Cyclopteropsis popovi is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific. It can be found from the Sea of Okhotsk to the Pacific coasts of the northern Kuril Islands. Some specimens of the related species C. brashnikowi suggest that the two might be synonymous (although sources such as FishBase still list them as two separate species), in which case C. brashnikowi would be considered the senior synonym.
Wikipedia contributors, Cyclopteropsis popovi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:30:54.661035+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyclopteropsis popovi Soldatov, 1929
- Name authority
- Soldatov, 1929
- Common name
- Popov’s lumpsucker
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Cyclopteridae
- Genus
- Cyclopteropsis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderCottoidei
- familyCyclopteridae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusCyclopteropsis Soldatov & Popov, 1929
- speciesCyclopteropsis popovi Soldatov, 1929
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyclopteropsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic lumpsuckerCyclopteropsis mcalpini (Fowler, 1914) | CyclopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bumpy lumpsuckerCyclopteropsis inarmatus Mednikov & Prokhorov, 1956 | CyclopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bergi's lumpsuckerCyclopteropsis bergi Popov, 1929 | CyclopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyclopteropsis jordani Soldatov, 1929 | CyclopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Soldatov, V. K.; Popov A. M. (1929). On the new genus Cyclopteropsis (Pisces, Cyclopteridae) from the Okhotsk Sea. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, Ser. A (Comptes Rendus de l’Académie Des Sciences de l’URSS), Leningrad, 1929: 239–242. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:32WF4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.