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Both “lumpsucker” and “lumpfish” are very unfortunate common names for Eumicrotremus awae. I much prefer what the Japanese affectionately call them: “balloon fish”. Indeed, there is no other fish more adorable than a lumpsucker – except perhaps a baby lumpsucker!
Lumpsuckers are endemic to Japan and the