Eelpout
📖 Overview
Inhabits rocky shores under stones, among algae and in tide pools, between tide marks down to 40 m. May remain out of water under rocks or seaweeds . Feeds on gastropods, chironomids, crustaceans, eggs and fry of fishes. Gives birth to live young . Bones colored green by the harmless pigment Vivianit . Breathes air when out of water . Mating takes place in August - September with internal fertilization of the eggs. Female give birth to 30-400 developed young (35-55mm) .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Bones are green due to harmless pigment. Skin slimy and variable color .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Eelpout is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Fertilization occurs in August-September. Egg development lasts for one month. Total bearing time is five months .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 40 m , usually 2 - 20 m . Temperate; 72°N - 49°N, 11°W - 52°E Northeast Atlantic: White Sea, Cheshskaya Guba and Murmansk coast (Barents Sea) southward to English Channel (River Somme); eastern coasts of Scotland, England, also Irish Sea; the Orkneys, Shetlands and in shallow waters of North Sea and Baltic.
🌿 Ecology
gastropods, chironomids, crustaceans, eggs and fry of fishes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | European Eelpout · European eelpout, Eelpout · Viviparous blenny · Viviparous eelpout · eelpout · eelpout, viviparous blenny · mutton-fish · ocean pout · viviporous blenny · viviporous eelpout |
| 🌍CES | slimule živorodá |
| 🌍CYM | Gweflogiaid · gweflogyn |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Almindelig ålekvabbe · Ålekvabbe |
| 🇩🇪German | Aalmutter |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Kivinilkka |
| 🇫🇷French | Loquette d'Europe · Loquette d’Europe, Blennie vivipare · blennie vivipare · loquette |
| 🌍GLE | An phuteascann |
| 🌍ISL | Mjósi |
| 🌍LAV | Lucītis |
| 🌍LIT | Gyvavedė vėgėlė · Paprastoji gyvavedė vėgėlė |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Magge · Puitaal |
| 🌍NNO | ålekvabbe · ålekone · ålekuse |
| 🌍NOB | ålekuse · ålekvabbe · ålekone |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Ålekone · Ålekvabbe |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Wegorzyca a. kwap · wegorzyca |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-carneiro europeu · Peixe-carneiro-europeu · Viruela-europeia |
| 🇷🇺Russian | bel'dyuga · бельдюга |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Anguila Hocicuda Vivipara |
| 🌍SRP | Zivorodac |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Tånglake · Ålkusa |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 綿䲁 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blennius viviparus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Zoarces viviparous | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Zoraces viviparus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
📚 Scientific References
13 publications cited
- Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (Editors) (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. FishBase Consortium. Link ↗
- IUCN (2024). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2024-1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Link ↗
- GBIF Secretariat (2024). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. DOI ↗
- USDA Agricultural Research Service (2024). FoodData Central. USDA National Nutrient Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Link ↗
- FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (2024). The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Link ↗
- Kaschner, K., Kesner-Reyes, K., Garilao, C., Segschneider, J., Rius-Barile, J., Rees, T., Froese, R. (2024). AquaMaps: Predicted range maps for aquatic species. AquaMaps. Link ↗
- Nelson, J.S., Grande, T.C., Wilson, M.V.H. (2016). Fishes of the World. 5th edition. John Wiley & Sons.
- Helfman, G.S., Collette, B.B., Facey, D.E., Bowen, B.W. (2009). The Diversity of Fishes: Biology, Evolution, and Ecology. 2nd edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Froese, R. (2006). Cube law, condition factor and weight-length relationships: history, meta-analysis and recommendations. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 22(4), 241-253. DOI ↗
- Halstead, B.W., Auerbach, P.S., Campbell, D. (1988). A Colour Atlas of Dangerous Marine Animals. Wolfe Medical Publications. Wolfe Medical.
- Balon, E.K. (1975). Reproductive Guilds of Fishes: A Proposal and Definition. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 32(6), 821-864.
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 55 records indexed .
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