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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) >
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Lycenchelys: Greek, lykos = wolf + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 190 - 800 m (Ref. 37539), usually 450 - 550 m (Ref. 37539). Deep-water; 49°N - 47°N
Northwest Pacific: known only from a bank east of Krusenstern Strait, Kuril Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 25 - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80033); common length : 32.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37539); common length :34 cm SL (female); max. published weight: 200.00 g (Ref. 80033)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 128 - 134; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 107 - 115; Vertebrae: 132 - 139. Distinguished from congeners with the following combination of characters: pelvic fins and pyloric caeca absent; vertebrae 28-31 + 103-110; dorsal fin origin associated with vertebrae 2-3; postorbital pores five (rarely four or six); occipital and interorbital pores present; pseudobranch filaments 5-10; vomerine and palatine teeth present; lateral line ventral, complete.
A benthic infaunal and epifaunal predator. Feeds mainly on amphipods, with polychaetes, isopods and an ostracod of minor importance. Females above 25 cm SL contained ova (Ref. 37539).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Anderson, M.E. and A.A. Balanov, 2000. Lycenchelys fedorovi: a new species of eelpout (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Copeia 2000(4):1056-1061. (Ref. 37539)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00166 (0.00089 - 0.00309), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100).
