Atlantic eelpout
📖 Overview
Benthic; feeds on sponge remains, worms, molluscs, pycnogonids, crustaceans and brittle stars . Species forgotten in CLOFNAM (10007) and FNAM (4695).
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17. Body uniformly brown with dark fins. Head pores unreduced. Lateral line system with dorsolateral, a mediolateral and a ventral lateral line. Long tail, preanal 33.5-45.9% SL. Body scaled, including neck, fins and abdomen . Differs from sympatric species L. vahlii and L. esmarkii by its uniform coloration (vs. bars or marks present), lack of predorsal lateral line, smaller and fewer palatine teeth (3-5 vs. 8-22 and 5-13 respectively) and position of the last precaudal vertebrae in relation to dorsal fin (ray number 15-17 vs.18-19 and 19-20 respectively) .: eel-like; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Atlantic eelpout is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Atlantic eelpout is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Atlantic eelpout is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 150 - 2604 m . Deep-water; 65°N - 36°S, 77°W - 19°E foundland and Middle Atlantic Bight.
🌿 Ecology
sponge remains, worms, molluscs, pycnogonids, crustaceans and brittle stars (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Atlantic eelpout |
| 🌍CES | slimule tmavotělá |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | tummakalpapyrstö |
| 🇫🇷French | lycode atlantique |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Viruela-de-Labrador |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Атлантический ликод |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 26 records indexed .
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