Doubleline eelpout (Lycodes eudipleurostictus)

Scientific name: Lycodes eudipleurostictus Jensen, 1902

Doubleline eelpout (Lycodes eudipleurostictus)

The Doubleline eelpout (Lycodes eudipleurostictus) is a marine fish of the family Zoarcidae.

Biology

Benthic; feeds on crustaceans. Switches feeding habits with increasing size. Smaller eelpouts eat mainly endobenthic prey, larger individuals feed more on epibenthic prey.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lycodes eudipleurostictus
Family
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
44.5
Depth range
25–1187 m (82–3894 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 25 - 1187 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Arctic: Arctic Alaska, Smith Sound, northwest Greenland, Kara Sea, Barents Sea, off Spitsbergen, coast of Norway, Wyville-Thomson Ridge, Iceland, northeast Greenland, and localities off western Greenland.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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