Lycenchelys makushok Fedorov & Andriashev, 1993

Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae
Max. size:  13.95 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 588 - 1219 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Kuril-Kamchatka Trench.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 136-136. Head short, 10.2% TL. Body elongated, depth 3.3% TL. Preanal distance 25% TL. Snout length 43.7% HL. Seismosensory system of the head with interorbital commissure having 1 pore, postorbital canal with 4, and occipital commissure with 1 at the center.
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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