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Etymology: Lycenchelys: Greek, lykos = wolf + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); pequenoi: Named in honor of Dr. Germán Pequeño, Instituto de Zoologica, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia.
Eponymy: Dr German Enrique Pequeño Reyes (d: 1941) was Professor of Zoology at and Director of the Instituto de Zoología, Ernst F Kilian, Universidad Austral de Chile (1973–2007). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 10 - 1025 m (Ref. 35910). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: Peru and Chile.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35910)
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Anderson, M.E., 1995. The eelpout genera Lycenchelys Gill and Taranetzella Andriashev (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) in the eastern Pacific, with descriptions of nine new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 49(2):55-113. (Ref. 35910)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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