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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Glacial eelpout

Lycodes frigidus Collett, 1879
Lycodes Frigidus (Lycodes frigidus)
Lycodes Frigidus (Lycodes frigidus)
Max Length
69 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4.5
Depth
475–3000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Very low
Vulnerability
71.00/100
Typical Length
45 cm
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Benthic . Feeds on fishes , bottom crustaceans (isopods, amphipods), ophiurids, cephalopods. Reproduces probably in early autumn. About 500 demersal eggs of 7 mm diameter .

Scientific Name
Lycodes frigidus
Authority
Collett, 1879
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Max Length
69 cm
Depth Range
475–3000 m
Trophic Level
4.5
Resilience
Very low
Vulnerability
71.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Glacial eelpout is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Glacial eelpout is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

small fish
crustaceans
cephalopods

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Viviparous 📦 Batch Spawner 🤰 Viviparous
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
Internal

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 475 - 3000 m , usually 1000 - 1800 m . Deep-water; 86°N - 63°N, 28°W - 75°W Northeast Atlantic: Norwegian Sea from Spitsbergen to the north side of the North Atlantic Ridge; Nunavut (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
4.5±0.7
Food Items

fishes (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00269 × L3.22 (TL)
Max TL
69cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Very low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
71.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.5
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Collett, 1879

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