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Lycodes akuugun

Description

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Family Zoarcidae

Distribution: Arctic to Antarctic . Elongate body. Mouth inferior. Dorsal and anal fins long and continuous with caudal fin. Pelvic fins absent or small and jugular , when present (erectile pelvic fins beneath the eyes in the genus Derepodichthys). With or without scales . Gill membranes attached to isthmus. Vertebrae 58-150. The three species of Zoarces are ovoviviparous; the other zoarcids are oviparous , some showning parental care. Up to 1.1 m maximum length in Macrozoarces americanus.The family Zoarcidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 46 genera and 220 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are bearers. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is anguilliform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be sluggish. Etymology of this family name : Greek, zoon = little aninmal + Latin, arcus = arch

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Lycodes

There are approximately 100 species in this genus:

L. adolfi · L. akuugun · L. albolineatus · L. albonotatus · L. atlanticum · Pachycara crassiceps · L. bathybius · L. breviceps · L. breviceps diapteroides · L. brevipes (Shortfin Eelpout) · L. brevipes diapteroides · L. brevipes ochotensis · L. brunneofasciatus · L. camchaticas · L. caudimaculatus · L. concolor (Ebony Eelpout) · L. cortezianus (Bigfin Eelpout) · L. diapterus (Black Eelpout) · L. diapterus beringi · L. diapterus diapterus · L. diapterus nakamurae (Black Eelpout) · L. esmarkii (Esmark's Eelpout) · L. eudipleurostictus (Doubleline Eelpout) · L. fasciatus (Banded Eelpout) · L. frigidus · L. fulvus · L. gracilis (Vahl's Eelpout) · L. heinemanni · L. hubbsi · L. hubsi · L. japonicus · L. jenseni · L. jugoricus (Shulupaoluk) · L. knipowitschi panthera · L. latitans · L. lavalae · L. lavalaei (Laval's Eelpout) · L. luetkenii · L. lutkenii · L. macrochir · L. macrolepis · L. marisalbi · L. matsubarai · L. mcallisteri · L. microlepidotus · L. microporus · L. mucosus (Saddled Eelpout) · L. nakamurae · L. nishimurai · L. obscurus · L. ocellatus · L. paamiuti · L. pacifica · L. pacificus (Blackbelly Eelpout) · L. palearis (Wattled Eelpout) · L. palearis arcticus · L. palearis fasciatus · L. palearis palearis · L. palearis schmidti · L. pallidus (Pale Eelpout) · L. pallidus pallidus · L. pallidus squamiventer · L. paucilepidotus · L. pectoralis · L. polaris (Canadian Eelpout) · L. raridens (Eelpout) · L. reticulatus (Arctic Eelpout) · L. reticulatus hacheyi · L. reticulatus laurentianus · L. reticulatus macrocephalus · L. rossi (Threespot Eelpout) · L. rossii (Threespot Eelpout) · L. sadoensis · L. sagittarius (Archer Eelpout) · L. schmidti · L. semenovi · L. seminudus (Halfnaked Lycodes) · L. sigmatoides · L. soldatovi · L. squamiventer (Scalebelly Eelpout) · L. tanakae · L. teraoi · L. terraenova · L. terraenovae (Atlantic Eelpout) · L. terranovae · L. toyamensis · L. tuerneri · L. turneri (Polar Eelpout) · L. turneri atlanticus · L. uschakovi · L. vahli gracilis · L. vahli maculatus · L. vahli septentrionalis · L. vahlii (Checker Eelpout) · L. vahlii gracilis · L. vahlii maculatus · L. vahlii pallida · L. wahlii · L. yamatoi · L. ygreknotatus

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

Identifiers

Last Revised: 2008-10-10