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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Shifted wolf eelpout

Lycenchelys remissaria Fedorov, 1995
Max Length
21 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
1020–2005 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
39.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Shifted wolf eelpout is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Lycenchelys remissaria
Authority
Fedorov, 1995
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Max Length
21 cm
Depth Range
1020–2005 m
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
39.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 118; Anal soft rays: 104; Vertebrae: 128. Body not elongated, depth 6.5% TL; in the seismosensory system of head, no interorbital or occipital commissure or pores; 3 pores in the postorbital canal on the left (first, third and fourth), 4 pores on the right; lateral line on the body with two branches (mediolateral and ventral); head fairly short, 14.8% TL; preanal distance 30.8% TL; snout long; ventral fins situated far anteriorly on the throat, nearly on the vertical through the middle of the space between the posterior edge of the orbit and the preopercle .: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Shifted wolf eelpout is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Shifted wolf eelpout is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Shifted wolf eelpout is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1020 - 2005 m . Deep-water Northwest Pacific: known only by the holotype caught off Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.3±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00123 × L3.1 (TL)
Max TL
21cm
Dorsal Rays
118
Anal Rays
104
Vertebrae
128

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
39.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Fedorov, 1995

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .

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