Twoline eelpout (Bothrocara brunneum)

Scientific name: Bothrocara brunneum Bean, 1890

Twoline eelpout (Bothrocara brunneum)

The Twoline eelpout (Bothrocara brunneum) is a marine fish of the family Zoarcidae. Native range: North Pacific, Sakhalin, Russia and Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea to Attu Island in the Aleutian chain and Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 100-112; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 95 - 100. Dorsal and anal fins enveloped anteriorly in soft gelatinous tissue. Uniform light gray or brown, semi translucent, blue or black margins on dorsal and anal fins; color stronger posteriorly, transparent on narrow margins of unpaired fins; light on lining on mouth; black on peritoneum.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bothrocara brunneum
Family
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
72.0
Depth range
129–2570 m (423–8432 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 129 - 2570 m, usually 457 - ? m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: Sakhalin, Russia and Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea to Attu Island in the Aleutian chain and Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=1,650-2,480)

Sources

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

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