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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Lycodes: Greek, lykos = wolf + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335). More on author: Bean.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 25 - 973 m (Ref. 6793). Temperate, preferred ?
North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk and Bering Sea to Unalaska Island in the Aleutian chain and Fort Bragg, California, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 85-102;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 74 - 89. Dorsal and anal fins confluent to caudal; caudal narrowly rounded but not clearly distinguishable; pectorals almost rounded with lower 7 rays exerted; pelvic fins minute (Ref. 6885).
Found on sandy or muddy bottoms (Ref. 2850).
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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