Marbled eelpout (Lycodes raridens)

Scientific name: Lycodes raridens Taranetz & Andriashev, 1937

Marbled eelpout (Lycodes raridens)

The Marbled eelpout (Lycodes raridens) is a marine fish of the family Zoarcidae. Native range: North Pacific, Sakhalin, Russia and the Okhotsk Sea to Bristol Bay and Alaskan Arctic.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lycodes raridens
Family
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
77.0
Depth range
10–400 m (33–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 400 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Sakhalin, Russia and the Okhotsk Sea to Bristol Bay and Alaskan Arctic.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=3,116)

Sources

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

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