Lycenchelys verrillii
Wolf Eelpout
NS
G5
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts)
Lycenchelys
Lycenchelys verrillii (Wolf Eelpout)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Newfoundland in Canada to North Carolina in USA.
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathydemersal. depth range 46-1100 m.
Biology
Occurs on mud or sand (Ref. 7251).
Max length: 25.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: N.E. (N.E.). Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
Anderson, M.E. and V.V. Fedorov (2004) Family Zoarcidae Swainson 1839. Eelpouts. Calif. Acad. Sci. Annotated Checklists of Fishes (34):58.
Collette, B.B. and G. Klein-MacPhee (eds.) (2002) Bigelow and Schroeder’s fishes of the Gulf of Maine, third ed. Caldwell, N.J. : Blackburn Press, 577 p.: ill.; 27 cm.
Comments On Lycenchelys verrillii