lumpfish


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Synonyms for lumpfish

clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker

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Reproductive success of male lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) (Pisces: Cyclopteridae): evidence against female mate choice.
After hearing about Triton's successful export of lumpfish, the Icelandic Minister of Fisheries (from the Left/Green Movement party) implemented a new regulation which stipulates that, from the 2012 season onward, it is compulsory to bring the entire lump fish to shore thus making it illegal to dump discarded material back into the sea.
* It is best to rinse lumpfish, whitefish, and salmon roe caviars to prevent any color from running.
Pour red lumpfish roe into a fine wire strainer and rinse under cold running water.
Among the new alternatives are American sturgeon, salmon, lumpfish and golden whitefish, as well as those made from soy products.
Caviar: whether it's the real thing or cheaper lumpfish caviar, it's only 40 cals per tbsp and full of protein, essential fats and minerals.
The only plant now operating on the coast, Blanc Sablon Seafoods, processes scallops, whelk, lumpfish roe, stimson clams and sea urchins.
capelin, char, halibut, herring, lumpfish, and salmon), seals, seabirds, squid, crabs, and other benthic invertebrates.
Marine expert Darren Trent said: "We believe that these are the first lumpfish to be born in the UK for some time.
While hosting our planet's most spectacular tidal flows, the Bay of Fundy nurtures an astonishing diversity of creatures, from the whales, seals, and flounder that move with the tides to the anemones, nudibranchs, and lumpfish that remain at the bottom.
Salmon, whitefish, cod, flying fish (tobiko), lumpfish, and trout roes are not substitutes for true caviar, but provide affordable alternatives.
Lumpfish roe, a fraction of the price of caviar at around pounds 4 for 100g, enough to make 25 canapes, goes down well on toast topped with a prawn and sliver of cucumber as does smoked salmon, again finished off with a prawn.
The most common fish are Greenland halibut, Atlantic cod, Greenland cod, arctic char, salmon, lumpfish, redfish, catfish, and capelin.
Thousands of tons of lumpfish are harvested for their roe and urchins for their gonads--both products prized on the Asian market.