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Common names: Evropeyskaya beldyuga, European ocean pout, бельдюга
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Distributed in the White Sea, Cheshskaya Guba and Murman coast on the Barents Sea (Ref. 4695). Enters purely fresh waters (in the mouths of the Tuloma, Vyg, Northern Dvina, Neva and Narova rivers (Ref. 26334).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Reshetnikov, Y.S., N.G. Bogutskaya, E.D. Vasil'eva, E.A. Dorofeeva, A.M. Naseka, O.A. Popova, K.A. Savvaitova, V.G. Sideleva and L.I. Sokolov, 1997
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Common names from other countries

Loquette d'Europe, Viruela, Бельдюга европейская, ... more

التصنيف / Names الأسماء الشائعة | مرادفات | Catalog of Fishes(جنس, الانواع) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Zoarcinae
Etymology: Zoarces: Greek, zoarkes, -es = that gives life (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range البيئة

بحري; مياه مخلوطة القاع; نطاق العمق 0 - 40 m (Ref. 31184), usually 2 - 20 m (Ref. 35388). Temperate; 72°N - 49°N, 11°W - 52°E

التوزيع دول | مناطق الفاو | النظام البيئي | الظهور | Point map | مقدمة | Faunafri

Northeast Atlantic: White Sea, Cheshskaya Guba and Murmansk coast (Barents Sea) southward to English Channel (River Somme); eastern coasts of Scotland, England, also Irish Sea; the Orkneys, Shetlands and in shallow waters of North Sea and Baltic.

Length at first maturity / الحجم / وزن / العمر

Maturity: L_m 17.0, range 16 - 18 cm
Max length : 52.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 4695); common length : 30.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 4695); أعلا وزن تم نشرة: 510.00 g (Ref. 6397); العمر: 10 سنين (Ref. 35388)

وصف مختصر مفاتيح التعريف | الوصف الخارجي | قياسات المظهر الخارجي

Bones are green due to harmless pigment. Skin slimy and variable color (Ref. 35388).

Inhabits rocky shores under stones, among algae and in tide pools, between tide marks down to 40 m. May remain out of water under rocks or seaweeds (Ref. 31184). Feeds on gastropods, chironomids, crustaceans, eggs and fry of fishes. Gives birth to live young (Ref. 9900). Bones colored green by the harmless pigment Vivianit (Ref. 4645). Breathes air when out of water (Ref. 31184). Mating takes place in August - September with internal fertilization of the eggs. Female give birth to 30-400 developed young (35-55mm) (Ref. 35388).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | التكاثر | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae

Fertilization occurs in August-September. Egg development lasts for one month. Total bearing time is five months (Ref. 6397).

المرجع الرئيسي Upload your references | مراجع | المنظم | المتعاونين

Andriashev, A.P., 1986. Zoarcidae. p. 1130-1150. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 4695)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Zoarces viviparus (Linnaeus, 1758)