| Family: |
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae |
| Max. size: |
56 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 60 - 2688 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Japan, the Okhotsk and Bering seas (Ref. 559) eastward to British Columbia, Canada and Mexico. Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island (Ref. 51665). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 107; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 89-101. Dorsal and anal fins enveloped anteriorly in soft gelatinous tissue (Ref. 6885). Uniform light brown, semitranslucent; blue or black towards margins of dorsal and anal fins; color more intense posteriorly; transparent on margins of unpaired fins, light on lining of mouth; black on peritoneum (Ref. 6885). |
| 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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