Moose eelpout (Barbapellis pterygalces)

Scientific name: Barbapellis pterygalces Igl?sias, Dettai & Ozouf-Costaz, 2011

Moose eelpout (Barbapellis pterygalces)

The Moose eelpout (Barbapellis pterygalces) is a marine fish of the family Zoarcidae. Native range: Southern Ocean, off Terre Ad?lie. Known from a single location 65.4446?65.4694?S, 139.3186?139.4325?E, in 1,136.9?1,241.2 m depth.

Biology

Vertebrae: 120. Barbapellis is a gymneline zoarcid, as defined by Anderson (1994), with the following combination of characters: a system of cephalic skin crests and prominent flaps, composed by one nasal, two maxillary, two anteromandibular and two posteromandibular flaps, and one mediodorsal, two laterodorsal, two supraorbitomaxillary, two preoperculomandibular, two internoventral, and two externoventral crests; preoperculomandibular pores 6; suborbital pores 4; postorbital pores 2; nasal tubes elongate; large, flexible, and highly palmate pectoral fins (length 143.9% HL); pectoral-fin rays 12?13; pelvic fins present; gill slit restricted; minute and sparse scales on body; lateral line mediolateral, short, not continuing on body; palatine and vomerine teeth present; vertebrae 21 + 99 = 120.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Barbapellis pterygalces
Family
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.4
Depth range
1136–1241 m (3727–4072 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 1136 - 1241 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Southern Ocean: off Terre Ad?lie. Known from a single location 65.4446?65.4694?S, 139.3186?139.4325?E, in 1,136.9?1,241.2 m depth
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:

Sources

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

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