| Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae |
| 52 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 39 - 1200 m |
| Arctic to Northwest Atlantic: Canada to Greenland. |
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Dorsal fin without depression, front end with 0-3 black - brown spots. Lateral line runs near the anal fin (Ref. 35388). |
| Lives at temperature of 0-5°C. Off Greenland it measures 50 cm and off Scandinavia rarely over 25-30 cm (Ref. 35388). Benthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds mostly on endobenthic prey, with shrimps and euphausiids becoming the more prominent prey as the size increases (Ref. 13532). Prefers warmer waters (Ref. 13534). Large eggs of 6 mm diameter are deposited on the sea floor. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Very common in the fjords of Southwest Greenland and in Davis Strait at 150-500 m. On the east coast known from Angmagssalik. Museum: Julianehåb (Ref. 51665), ZMUC 9 (holotype, skeleton ca 30 cm SL);VIMS 5815, 5818 (Ref. 11954). Also Ref. 9925. |
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