Shifted wolf eelpout (Lycenchelys remissaria)

Scientific name: Lycenchelys remissaria Fedorov, 1995

The Shifted wolf eelpout (Lycenchelys remissaria) is a marine fish of the family Zoarcidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, known only by the holotype caught off Japan.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lycenchelys remissaria
Family
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.0
Depth range
1020 m (3346 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1020 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: known only by the holotype caught off Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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