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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Lycodes: Greek, lykos = wolf + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Gill & Townsend.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 42 - 1025 m (Ref. 6793). Deep-water
North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk north to the Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea to Akutan Island and Stalemate Bank in the Aleutian chain (Ref. 6793) and the Gulf of Alaska (Ref. 11954).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80637)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Anderson, M.E., 1994. Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. 60:120 p. (Ref. 11954)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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