Lycenchelys kolthoffi Jensen, 1904
Checkered wolf eel
photo by Svensen, R.

Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae
Max. size:  23.2 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 202 - 930 m
Distribution:  Arctic, Northwest to Northeast Atlantic: north of Novaya Zemlya and northern part of Kara Sea (Ref. 4695); then from Greenland, Hudson Strait, north of Iceland, Faroe Islands, Svalbard and Laptev Sea (Ref. 34267).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Benthic; feeds on clams (Ref. 58426).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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