Lycenchelys parini Fedorov, 1995
Parin's wolf eelpout

Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae
Max. size:  16.37 cm TL (female)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 800 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: known only from the Kuril Islands.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 125-125. Body slightly elongated, depth 5 % TL; 4 pores in the postorbital canal of the seismosensory system of the head, two pores in the occipital commissure; a posterior pore in the supraorbital canal, and the interorbital commissure has one pore; head short, 12.3% TL; preanal distance short, 28.5% TL; snout short, 23.5% of HL (Ref. 41675).
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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