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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Lycodes: Greek, lykos = wolf + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335). More on author: Jordan.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 10 - 1100 m (Ref. 50610). Deep-water, preferred ?
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 91.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115020); max. published weight: 6.0 kg (Ref. 115020)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Anderson, M.E. and V.V. Fedorov, 2004. Family Zoarcidae Swainson 1839. Eelpouts. Calif. Acad. Sci. Annotated Checklists of Fishes (34):58. (Ref. 51665)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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