| Family: |
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae |
| Max. size: |
21.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 3 - 90 m |
| Distribution: |
Arctic: White Sea and southern parts of the Kara Sea; Laptev Sea, Novosiberian Isles, near the mouth of the Kolyma River, Chukchi Sea and near Herschel Island in the Beaufort Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found on shallow, inshore soft bottoms, mostly in brackish waters with salinities of about 15-27 ppt. (Ref. 4695). Benthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on isopods, bivalves, polychaetes (Ref. 4695). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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