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Zoarcidae
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Zoarcinae
Zoarcidae
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Zoarces
viviparus
(Linnaeus
, 1758)
Eelpout
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Zoarces viviparus
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Denmark country information
Common names:
Ålekvabbe
,
Almindelig ålekvabbe
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
brackish
Abundance:
common (usually seen)
|
Ref:
Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
Importance:
subsistence fisheries
|
Ref:
Aquaculture:
|
Ref:
Regulations:
protected
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Ref:
Uses:
bait: yes;
Comments:
Occurs in all the waters around Denmark. Specimens less than 230 mm are protected except for live ones used as bait. Gravid specimens, regardless the size, are protected in the period: 15. Sep. - 31. Jan. (Ref. 10963). Also Ref. 9900, 173.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/da.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
Occurrences
Point map
Main Ref:
Muus, B.J. and P. Dahlstrøm, 1989
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Loquette d'Europe
,
Viruela
,
Бельдюга европейская
,
... more
Classification / Names
Common names
|
Synonyms
| Catalog of Fishes(
genus
,
species
) |
ITIS
|
CoL
|
WoRMS
|
Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
(Eelpouts and pricklebacks) >
Zoarcidae
(Eelpouts) > Zoarcinae
Etymology:
Zoarces:
Greek, zoarkes, -es = that gives life (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Linnaeus
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref.
31184
), usually 2 - 20 m (Ref.
35388
). Temperate; 72°N - 49°N, 11°W - 52°E
Distribution
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