Lycodes concolor Gill & Townsend, 1897
Ebony eelpout
Lycodes concolor
photo by Orlov, A.

Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae
Max. size:  80 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 42 - 1025 m
Distribution:  North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk north to the Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea to Akutan Island and Stalemate Bank in the Aleutian chain (Ref. 6793) and the Gulf of Alaska (Ref. 11954).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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