Lycodes
cortezianus
(Gilbert, 1890)
| |
|
Family:
|
Zoarcidae
(Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae
|
 |
Google Image (not verified) ccfishery.net
May show another species!
|
AquaMaps |
|
|
Order:
|
Perciformes
(perch-likes)
|
|
Class:
|
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
|
|
In this site name:
|
Bigfin eelpout |
|
Max. size:
|
50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2850) |
|
Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 73 – 620 m
|
|
Climate: |
deep-water |
|
Importance:
|
|
|
Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
|
Distribution:
saved form ccfishery.net
|
Eastern Pacific: Prince of Wales Island, Alaska to San Diego, California, USA.
|
|
Morphology:
|
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 105 - 108;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 89 – 93. Caudal rounded but not clearly distinguished from dorsal and anal fins; pectorals large; pelvic fins much reduced (Ref. 6885). Brown to blue black on back and sides, lighter ventrally; white on scale pockets; dark above base of pectoral fins; black along anterior border of dorsal fin, on posterior parts of dorsal and anal fins, and on caudal; light margins on pectoral fins (Ref. 6885).
|
|
Biology: |
Found on muddy bottoms (Ref. 2850).
|
|
Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
|
|
Dangerous:
|
harmless
|
|
Coordinator: |
