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Common names: Loquette d Amérique, Loquette d'Amérique, Mother-of-eels
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Nunavut southward to Québec (Ref. 58426) and Nova Scotia (Ref. 5951).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Loquette d'Amérique, Бельдюга американская, Poodler, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Zoarcinae
Etymology: Zoarces: Greek, zoarkes, -es = that gives life (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; saumâtre démersal; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 0 - 388 m (Ref. 58426). Temperate; ? - 10°C (Ref. 35432); 63°N - 37°N, 80°W - 43°W

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Northwest Atlantic: Labrador, Canada to Delaware, USA.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m 28.8 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7251); poids max. publié: 5.4 kg (Ref. 4926); âge max. reporté: 18 années (Ref. 796)

Benthic; feeds on worms, crustaceans, molluscs, sea squirts, sea urchins and fishes (Ref. 58426).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Eggs are laid in gelatinous masses guarded by one or both parents until hatching (Ref. 35432). However, more recent evidence suggests that care is provided by the female alone (Ref. 104883).

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Anderson, M.E., 1994. Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. 60:120 p. (Ref. 11954)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Zoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)