Lycodes pacificus

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

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

Physical Description

Habitat

Found on silty or sandy bottoms (Ref. 27436).

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -3,146 meters (0 to -10,322 feet).Mean = -215.970 meters (-708.563 feet), Standard Deviation = 774.040 based on 34 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Bathydemersal .

Biology

Diet

Moves into shallow water at night to feed on marine worms, crustaceans, small bivalves , and brittle stars (Ref. 6885, 27436).

Behavior

Predators:

If used live as bait , it attracts large rockfishes, greenlings or codfishes (Ref. 27436).

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Leurynnis paucidens Lockington, 1879
2. Lycodopsis pacifica (Collett, 1879)
3. Lycodopsis pacificus (Collett, 1879)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Family : Eelpouts .

Similar Species

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

Bibliography

• Anderson, M.E. (1994). Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. 60:120 p.
• Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983). A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p.
• Hart, J.L. (1973). Pacific fishes of Canada. Fish. Res. Board Can. Bull. 180:1-740.
• Lamb, A. and P. Edgell (1986). Coastal fishes of the Pacific northwest. Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd., B.C., Canada. 224 p.
• Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al. 1980. A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 174.

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
• Kottelat, Maurice (from FishBase).
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• Burke Museum: University of Washington Fish Collection
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Fish Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2495991
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-14540
• Fishbase Species ID: 3147
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 100588
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 630999
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCMG07010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 115923

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