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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Deep-water

Lütken's eelpout

Lycodes luetkenii Collett, 1880
Max Length
35.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4
Depth
112–1463 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Very low
Vulnerability
63.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Found over mud bottoms . Benthic; feeds on invertebrates and fishes . The holotype was known to contain a species of Cottunculus and another fish .

Scientific Name
Lycodes luetkenii
Authority
Collett, 1880
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Max Length
35.5 cm
Depth Range
112–1463 m
Trophic Level
4
Resilience
Very low
Vulnerability
63.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Lütken's eelpout is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Lütken's 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 112 - 1463 m . Deep-water Northeast Atlantic: Nunavut (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
4±0.59
Food Items

invertebrates and fishes (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00269 × L3.22 (TL)
Max TL
35.5cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Very low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
63.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Collett, 1880

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