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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Lycodes: Greek, lykos = wolf + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Adolf Severin Jensen (1866–1953) was a Danish zoologist who specialised in Arctic fish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Nielsen & Fosså.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 274 - 2150 m (Ref. 117245), usually 1000 - ? m (Ref. 117245). Deep-water; 81°N - 57°N, 137°W - 28°E
Northeast Atlantic: Nunavut (Ref. 58426) to Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard in the Arctic.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58426)
Benthic; feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 58426). Length type assumed SL.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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