First record of the lumpfish ( Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus, 1758) off the Algarve coast (southern Portugal): southward extension of the species distributional range.

Reports on the discovery of the presence of Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus, 1758 or lumpfish or lumpsucker off the Algarve coast in southern Portugal. Characteristic of the lumpfish species; Comparison of the main morphometric parameters and respective body proportions of the discovered fish with the weight ranges and body proportions reported by other authors who systematically described the species; Reason for the rarity of the species in the southern Bay of Biscay and along the coast of Portugal.