Delousing performance of ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) and lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus): seasonal consistency and the challenge of cryptic lice for lumpfish. [PDF]
Pest Manag SciBallan wrasse and lumpfish effectively reduce sea lice on salmon year round, although lumpfish struggle with cryptic lice, highlighting new considerations for lice management. Abstract BACKGROUND Cleaner fish play a crucial role in controlling caligid sea lice in Atlantic salmon aquaculture across the North Atlantic.
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Addressing the welfare needs of farmed lumpfish: knowledge gaps, challenges and solutions [PDF]
, 2022 Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) are increasingly being used as cleaner fish to control parasitic sea lice, one of most important threats to salmon farming.
Whittaker, Ben A +14 more
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Beyond spring season: An autumn observation of adult lumpsuckers (Cyclopterus lumpus) in coastal Norway Frøya archipelago raises questions on extended spawning activity. [PDF]
J Fish BiolAbstract During snorkelling near Frøya, central Norway, on 6 October 2025, a pair of adult lumpsuckers (Cyclopterus lumpus) was observed engaged in apparent prespawning behaviour in shallow kelp habitat. Such activity is surprising, as the species is mainly considered a spring spawner throughout the eastern Atlantic and is the focus of a targeted ...
Henriksen O +4 more
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High temperature is detrimental to captive lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus, L) reproductive performance [PDF]
, 2020 There is increased commercial interest in the production of Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus, Linnaeus, 1758) as a biological control for sea lice infections in Atlantic salmon farming. To ensure sustainability, reliable captive breeding is required however,
Pountney, Samuel M +3 more
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Development of genomic markers associated to growth-related traits and sex determination in lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) [PDF]
, 2023 Cleaner fish species have gained great importance in the control of sea lice, among them, lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) has become one of the most popular.
Selly, Sarah-Louise Counter +24 more
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Biology, 2022 MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous small RNA molecules involved in the post-transcriptional regulation of protein expression by binding to the mRNA of target genes.
Setu Chakraborty +6 more
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Physiological Effects of Recapture and Transport from Net-Cages in Lumpfish
Fishes, 2022 Lumpfish are widely used for removing sea lice in salmonid sea-based aquaculture. If these fish are to be harvested and used for human consumption, it is necessary to know how the physical strain associated with removing the lumpfish from the net-cages ...
Atle Foss, Albert K. D. Imsland
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Global, regional, and cryptic population structure in a high gene-flow transatlantic fish
PLoS ONE, 2023 Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) is a transatlantic marine fish displaying large population sizes and a high potential for dispersal and gene-flow. These features are expected to result in weak population structure.
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Frontiers in Aquaculture, 2023 Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) have become the predominant cleaner fish species used in North American salmon aquaculture. Vibrio anguillarum is a frequent pathogen of lumpfish in Atlantic Canada, and current vaccines against local isolates conferred low ...
Oluwatoyin B. Onireti +20 more
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Applied Food Research, 2021 Farmed lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) is frequently used as cleaner fish in Norwegian salmon aquaculture. During the period in the net cage, the lumpfish feed on salmon lice.
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