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Bothrocara molle Bean, 1890

Soft eelpout
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Common names: Pighead eelpout, Short-snout eelpout, Soft eelpout
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: California, USNM 75820 (holotype of B. remigerum); SU 22987 (paratype of B. remigerum); SU 475; SIO 71-190. Oregon, BCPM 982-93 (Ref. 11954).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Bothrocara: Greek, bostrykos = cure of lack of hair + Tupí, guaraní, acará = the name of a fish. It could be also from Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bean.

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

समुद्री बाथीड़िमरसल; गहराई सीमा 60 - 2688 m (Ref. 50610).   Deep-water

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

North Pacific: Japan, the Okhotsk and Bering seas (Ref. 559) eastward to British Columbia, Canada and Mexico. Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island (Ref. 51665).

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 6885)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 0; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 107; गुदा कांटा: 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 89 - 101. Dorsal and anal fins enveloped anteriorly in soft gelatinous tissue (Ref. 6885). Uniform light brown, semitranslucent; blue or black towards margins of dorsal and anal fins; color more intense posteriorly; transparent on margins of unpaired fins, light on lining of mouth; black on peritoneum (Ref. 6885).

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

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)


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