Ebony eelpout (Lycodes concolor)

Scientific name: Lycodes concolor Gill & Townsend, 1897

Ebony eelpout (Lycodes concolor)

The Ebony eelpout (Lycodes concolor) is a marine fish of the family Zoarcidae. Native range: North Pacific, Sea of Okhotsk north to the Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea to Akutan Island and Stalemate Bank in the Aleutian chain and the Gulf of Alaska.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lycodes concolor
Family
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
54.5
Depth range
42–1025 m (138–3363 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 42 - 1025 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk north to the Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea to Akutan Island and Stalemate Bank in the Aleutian chain and the Gulf of Alaska.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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