LUMPSUCKER (so called from the awkward shape of the fish, and its adhering power 1. or LUN1rFISII. An uncouth fish of the family Cy elopterida% formerly Discolioli1. oval in shape, and with the skin studded With eonical bony tu benches. The fins are short and the ventral: unite to form a sucking-disk which can take hold of an object so firmly that sireraI times the weight of a fish may he raised by lifting the fish after it has made' an attachment. (See Illustration under SEA- SN A I L. ) In the breeding season the male puts on exceedingly rich colo•s—purple and blue above, orange-red below. in many tints. It is numerous on both sides of the North Atlantic, where it stays about rocky shores. clinging to the hottom, moVing slowly. and preying on smaller fishes, crustaceans, etc. It spawns near shore in spring. after which the female retires to deep water, leaving the male to watch over the eggs, he is said to defend with great courage. The flesh is eaten by some persons. though no
where highly esteemed, as it is soft and oily. Local names for this species in Great Britain are lumpfish' and 'cockpaiddlc! Several other spe cies are known in various parts of the world. Consult: Goode, Fishery Industries, section i. (Washington, 1SS4) ; Garman, Monograph of the DiseobolE (Cambridge, 1S92).
LUNA (Lat., moon; connected with Lat. luecre, to shine). The moon, worshiped as a goddess by the ancient Romans; the Selene (ZEX-077) of the Greeks. Her culture goes back to the primitive times of Italic nature-worship. Sho had three temples in Rome: one on the Aventine overlooking the Circus Maximus, the construc tion of which is assigned to King Servius Tul lius; a second, smaller, on the Palatine, kept illuminated at night; and a third, a mere shrine, close to the Circus Maximus itself. In Greek mythology. Selene is the sister or wife of Helios, the sun.