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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Lycenchelys: Greek, lykos = wolf + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); tohokuensis: Named for Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute and the Tohoku coast of northern Honshu.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 543 - 709 m (Ref. 45048). Deep-water
Northwest Pacific: off Pacific coast of northern Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 45048); 26.7 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 111 - 114; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 93 - 94; Vertebrae: 116 - 119. Pelvic fins absent. Palatine teeth in 2 irregular rows anteriorly. Suborbital pores 5, emanating from lower ramus of bone chain. Postorbital pores 5. Head pores small, rounded (Ref. 45048).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Anderson, M.E. and H. Imamura, 2002. A new species of Lycenchelys (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Pacific coast of northern Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 49(4):355-357. (Ref. 45048)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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