Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae |
24.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 3248 - 5320 m |
Southern Ocean and Atlantic: Scotia Sea abyss and Peru-Chile Trench (Ref. 5197), Weddell Sea and the Crozet Plateau (Ref. 75765, 90064). |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 106-106; Anal soft rays: 95-112; Vertebrae: 117-138. This species differs form all other Southern Ocean congeners by having very large head pores and the retrograde origin of the dorsal fin (predorsal distance 27-36.6% SL, free dorsal-fin pterygiophores 6-16; pelvic fin present; anal fin rays 95-112; vertebrae 117-138 (Ref. 75765). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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