Lycodes terraenovae
Lycodes terraenovae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Zoarcidae |
Genus: | Lycodes |
Species: | L. terraenovae
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Binomial name | |
Lycodes terraenovae (Collett, 1896)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Lycodes terraenovae, also called the Newfoundland eelpout, Atlantic eelpout or fish doctor,[3] is a species of fish in the family Zoarcidae (eelpouts).[4][5]
Description[]
Lycodes terraenovae is maximum 45.2 cm (17.8 in) long and dark brown-purple in colour. It has a double lateral line.[6]
Habitat[]
Lycodes terraenovae lives in coastal areas of the Atlantic Ocean;[7] it is bathydemersal, living at 150–2,604 m (492–8,543 ft).[8][9]
Behaviour[]
Lycodes terraenovae eats sponge remains, polychaetes, shelled molluscs, crustaceans, brittle stars and pycnogonids.[10]
is a copepod parasite of Lycodes terraenovae.[11]
References[]
- ^ Denmark), Jorgen Nielsen (Natural History Museum of; Denmark), Steen Wilhelm Knudsen (Natural History Museum; Franz Uiblein (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) (March 12, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Lycodes terraenovae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lycodes terraenovae Collett, 1896". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ Rose, George A. (September 11, 2007). Cod: The Ecological History of the North Atlantic Fisheries. Breakwater Books. ISBN 9781550812251 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Steenstrupia". Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. September 11, 2002 – via Google Books.
- ^ Syllogeus. National Museum of Natural Sciences. September 11, 1991. ISBN 9780660130538 – via Google Books.
- ^ "SLGO - Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence". ogsl.ca.
- ^ Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (November 15, 2018). The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Volume 4: Bony fishes part 2 (Perciformes). Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 9789251092675 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Lycodes terraenovae". www.fishbase.se.
- ^ Priede, Imants G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316033456 – via Google Books.
- ^ Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442647107 – via Google Books.
- ^ Bulletin. Government of Canada, Fisheries and Oceans. September 11, 1976. ISBN 9780660009742 – via Google Books.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Ray-finned fish stubs
- Zoarcidae
- Fish described in 1896
- Taxa named by Robert Collett