Lycodes palearis
Wattled Eelpout
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts)
Lycodes
Lycodes palearis (Wattled Eelpout)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: eel-like. Caudal fin narrowly rounded but not distinguishable from dorsal and anal fins. Pelvic fins minute.
Distribution
North Pacific: Point Hope, Alaska in the Chukchi Sea to Peter the Great Bay in the Sea of Japan, Agattu Island in the Aleutian chain and Oregon, USA.
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathydemersal. depth range 25-925 m.
Biology
Found on muddy or sandy bottoms (Ref. 2850). Feeds on small bivalves and shrimps (Ref. 6885).
Max length: 51.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: N.E. (N.E.). Resilience: Very low (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983) A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p.
Allen, M.J. and G.B. Smith (1988) Atlas and zoogeography of common fishes in the Bering Sea and northeastern Pacific. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS 66, 151 p.
Hart, J.L. (1973) Pacific fishes of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. 180:740 p.
Brodeur, R.D. and P.A. Livingston (1988) Food habits and diet overlap of various eastern Bering Sea fishes. NOAA Tech. Memo NMFS F/NWC 127:76 p.
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