Scientific Name
Lycenchelys remissaria

Common Name
Shifted wolf eelpout

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 118; Anal soft rays: 104; Vertebrae: 128. Body not elongated, depth 6.5% TL; in the seismosensory system of head, no interorbital or occipital commissure or pores; 3 pores in the postorbital canal on the left (first, third and fourth), 4 pores on the right; lateral line on the body with two branches (mediolateral and ventral); head fairly short, 14.8% TL; preanal distance 30.8% TL; snout long; ventral fins situated far anteriorly on the throat, nearly on the vertical through the middle of the space between the posterior edge of the orbit and the preopercle (Ref. 41674).

Classification

Classified By

Fedorov, 1995

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Eelpouts (Zoarcidae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: known only by the holotype caught off Japan.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

1020 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1020 m (Ref. 41674)

Trophic Level

3.32 s.e. 0.47 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

21.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated