Pale eelpout
📖 Overview
Found on muddy bottoms . Benthic . Feeds mostly on endobenthic prey such as small bivalves, polychaetes and small crustaceans in addition to detritus. It seems to get the bulk of its food by burrowing in the sediment . Ripe females recorded in September in the Kara Sea . Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 90 - 93. Pelvic fins small . Young with pale, yellowish-brown body, with 6-8 light and narrow cross bands which are more distinct on the dorsal fin; larger individuals lose the bands, becoming more or less uniformly colored .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pale eelpout is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 6 - 1750 m . Polar; 83°N - 41°N, 180°W - 180°E Northeast Atlantic: northeast Greenland, Jan Mayen Island, northern coasts of Iceland, Faroes-Shetland slope, northern part of Barents Sea, White Sea and around Spitsbergen.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | pale eelpout |
| 🌍CES | slimule bledá |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Bleg ålebrosme |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | valjukalpapyrstö |
| 🇫🇷French | lycode pâle |
| 🌍ISL | Fölvi mjóri |
| 🌍NNO | bleik ålebrosme |
| 🌍NOB | blek ålebrosme |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Blek ålebrosme |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Glowik lodowy |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Viruela-de-Bering |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycodes attenuatus | Knipowitsch | 1906 | Synonym |
| Lycodes pallidus pallidus | Collett | 1879 | Synonym |
| Lycodes similis | Jensen | 1902 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 6 records indexed .
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