| Family: |
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae |
| Max. size: |
79 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 3,300.0 g; max. reported age: 13 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 830 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk to Kamchatka. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 96-100; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 81-87; Vertebrae: 101-109. Wide, blackish-brown blotches, about 10 in number on body; a narrow white band connecting upper ends of gill openings; ventral surface of head including lips, lower 1/2 of pectoral fin, and ventral 1/2 of body light (Ref.559). Lateral line ventral (Ref. 559). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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