Greater eelpout (Lycodes esmarkii)
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Researched by | Morvan Barnes | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | Collett, 1875 | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Found off northern Scotland.Global distribution
-Habitat
The greater eelpout is a bathydemersal species usually found at depths over 200 m off soft bottoms.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Elongate body up to 70 cm in length.
- Continuous and joined dorsal and anal fins.
- Body depth is 12-14% its length at the origin of the anal fin.
- Minute pelvic fins.
- White markings above.
- No pyloric caeca.
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Bibliography
Froese, R. & Pauly, D., 2007. Fishbase. A global information system on fishes. [On-line] http://www.fishbase.org, 2008-02-18
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Whitehead, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielson, J. & Tortonese, E. 1986. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Vol. I, II & III. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Datasets
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-10-09
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Last Updated: 02/06/2008