Sea fish
Lumpfish
Cyclopterus lumpus
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Where is Lumpfish caught?
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Gulf of Riga fishing spots
8Baltic Sea fishing spots
8Archipelago Sea and Åland fishing spots
113Møre and Trøndelag coast fishing spots
277East coast fishing spots
232West coast and islands fishing spots
40Baltic Sea fishing spots
146North Sea fishing spots
20Gulf of Riga fishing spots
31West coast fishing spots
69Gulf of Finland fishing spots
50South coast fishing spots
66Gulf of Finland fishing spots
28Baltic Sea fishing spots
2South coast fishing spots
26Kattegat and Skagerrak fishing spots
34West coast fishing spots
2678 fishing grounds
8 fishing grounds
113 fishing grounds
- Bjørnvika · shore Trøndelag
- Eiternes · shore Trøndelag
- Fossåa · shore Trøndelag
- Geisnes · shore Trøndelag
- Hermannstranda · shore Trøndelag
- Kolvereid · shore Trøndelag
- Korsnesstrømmen Trøndelag
- Lund · shore 2 Trøndelag
232 fishing grounds
40 fishing grounds
146 fishing grounds
20 fishing grounds
31 fishing grounds
69 fishing grounds
50 fishing grounds
- Åmdalsøyra · shore Agder
- Arendal Seilforening gjestehavn Agder
- Bjørndalsbukta Agder
- Breibukt Agder
- Breibukt · shore Agder
- Einarsvika Agder
- Guleodde Agder
- Høyvika (Hantho) · shore Agder
28 fishing grounds
2 fishing grounds
26 fishing grounds
34 fishing grounds
- Aksnes Rogaland
- Andabeløy · shore Agder
- Apollo marina Rogaland
- Åpta gjestehavn Agder
- Auglend · shore Rogaland
- Austadstranda · shore Agder
- Austnes · shore Rogaland
- Barka · shore Rogaland
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Gulf of Riga
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Baltic Sea
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Archipelago Sea and Åland
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Møre and Trøndelag coast
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East coast
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West coast and islands
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Baltic Sea
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North Sea
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Gulf of Riga
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West coast
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Gulf of Finland
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South coast
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Gulf of Finland
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Baltic Sea
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South coast
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Kattegat and Skagerrak
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West coast
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Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Depth
0–868 m
mostly 0–50 m
Water temperature
0–15 °C
ideal 3–10 °C
Salinity
Also enters brackish water
5–36 ‰
Shore types
- Cove / inner bay
- Rocky shore
- Breakwater / jetty
- Pier / quay
- Around marinas
- Headland
- Mixed shore
- Shingle shore
- Inside harbours
- Tidal flat / marsh
- Harbour mouth
- Shoal / reef
Bottom
Lives in open water
- Rock
- Sand, gravel and rock
- Seaweed
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type medium, temperature medium
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
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Species profile
- Scientific name
- Cyclopterus lumpus
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Lumpfish
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