Cyclopteropsis jordani 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 jordani, also known as the smooth lumpfish (although that name may lead to confusion with Aptocyclus ventricosus), is a species of lumpfish native to the Arctic and Northwest Atlantic, where it is known from the Kara Sea in Russia and Admiralty inlet in Nunavut, Canada. It is a benthic species found at depths less than 68 m (223 ft) and reaches 6.1 cm (2.4 inches) in standard length. C. jordani feeds on small invertebrates, including mollusks, crustaceans, and marine worms.
Wikipedia contributors, Cyclopteropsis jordani; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:27:35.963562+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyclopteropsis jordani Soldatov, 1929
- Name authority
- Soldatov, 1929
- 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 jordani 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 |
| Popov’s lumpsuckerCyclopteropsis popovi Soldatov, 1929 | 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 |
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:6C68B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.