Threespot eelpout
📖 Overview
Found on muddy bottoms . Benthic . Smaller individuals prey on smaller species like amphipods, isopods and small bivalves while larger ones prey on shrimps, euphausiids and fish .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 98 - 99. Pelvic fins small . Dark, with 5-8 short, light cross-bands on back and dorsal fins; light band (or spots) at nape; transverse light bands on body, never becoming a network in older fishes .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Threespot eelpout is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Threespot eelpout is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Threespot eelpout is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 42 - 365 m . Polar North Atlantic: just north of Iceland, northern Norway (Porsanger Fjord) and Barents Sea (but not in southern parts).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | threespot eelpout |
| 🌍CES | slimule Rossova |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Ross ålebrosme |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | läppäkalpapyrstö |
| 🇫🇷French | lycode à trois taches |
| 🌍ISL | Skrautmjóri |
| 🌍NNO | nordleg ålebrosme |
| 🌍NOB | nordlig ålebrosme |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Nordlig ålebrosme |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Ликод Росса |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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