noun
- a small marine fish with a rounded body and a sucker-like disc on its underside, used to attach itself to rocks and other surfaces
Usage: also called lumpfish; common in cold northern waters
Examples
- The lumpsucker clung to the rock using its powerful sucker.
- Lumpsuckers are often found in tide pools along the Atlantic coast.
- Fish farmers sometimes use lumpsuckers to control sea lice on farmed salmon.
- The lumpsucker's round body and bumpy skin make it easy to identify.
- Divers observed several lumpsuckers grazing on algae near the seafloor.