Lycodes vahlii

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

Overview

Family : Eelpouts ; Lives at temperature of 0-5¦C. Off Greenland it measures 50 cm and off Scandinavia rarely over 25-30 cm (Ref. 35388). Feeds mostly on endobenthic prey , with shrimps and euphausiids becoming the more prominent prey as the size increases (Ref. 13532). Prefers warmer waters (Ref. 13534). Large eggs of 6 mm diameter are deposited on the sea floor.

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

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,304 meters (0 to -17,402 feet).Mean = -292.920 meters (-961.024 feet), Standard Deviation = 761.770 based on 980 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Bathydemersal .

Taxonomy

Ambiguous Synonyms

1. Lycodes vahlii pallida Smitt, 1901

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Lycodes vahli Reinhardt, 1831
2. Lycodes vahlii subsp. maculatus Vladykov & Tremblay, 1936
3. Lycodes zoarchus Goode & Bean, 1896

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 26-Sep-1997

Similar Species

Members of the genus Lycodes

There are approximately 101 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

L. adolfi · L. akuugun · L. albolineatus · L. albomaculatus · 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

Bibliography

• Andriashev, A.P. (1986). Zoarcidae. p. 1130-1150. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. volume 3. UNESCO, Paris.
• Haedrich, R.L. and N.R. Merrett (1988). Summary atlas of deep-living demersal fishes in the North Atlantic Basin. Journal of Natural History 22:1325-1362.
• Jonsson, G. (1992). Islenskir fiskar. Fiolvi, Reykjavik, 568 pp.
• Muus, B., F. Salomonsen and C. Vibe (1990). Grønlands fauna (Fisk, Fugle, Pattedyr). Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S København, 464 p. (in Danish).
• Muus, B.J. and P. Dahlstrøm (1989). Havfisk og Fiskeri i Nordvesteuropa. GEC Gads Forlag, København, 244 p. (in Danish).
• 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.
• Swaby, S.E. and G.W. Potts (1990). Rare British marine fishes - identification and conservation. J. Fish Biol. 37 (Suppl. A):133-143.

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
• Harrison, Ian (from FishBase).
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum
• GBIF-Sweden: Zoology (Museum of Evolution - Uppsala)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic Reference Centre (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Centro Nacional Patagonico Ichthyological Collection (OBIS South America, SOUTHERN OCEAN SUB-NODE)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: DFO Maritimes Research Vessel Trawl Surveys Fish Observations (OBIS Canada)
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• Senckenberg: Collection Pisces

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2496004
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-47966
• Fishbase Species ID: 15761
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1399893
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 165284
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 115946

Footnotes

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