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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Slender eelpout

Lycodes microporus Toyoshima, 1983
Max Length
27 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
400–1310 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
54.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Slender eelpout (Lycodes microporus), first described by Toyoshima, 1983 is a medium-sized fish in the family Zoarcidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 27.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 400 to 1310 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

Scientific Name
Lycodes microporus
Authority
Toyoshima, 1983
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
27 cm
Depth Range
400–1310 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
54.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Slender eelpout is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Slender eelpout is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

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

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 400 - 1310 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.4±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00269 × L3.22 (TL)
Max TL
27cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
54.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Toyoshima, 1983

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Slender eelpout
🇯🇵Japanese Yasemayugaji · ヤセマユガジ
🇷🇺Russian Узкотелый ликод

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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