Lycodes luetkenii Collett, 1880
Lütken's eelpout
photo by Wenneck, T.

Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae
Max. size:  35.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 112 - 1463 m
Distribution:  Arctic to Northeast Atlantic: Nunavut (Ref. 58426), Greenland to Spitsbergen.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found over mud bottoms (Ref. 4965). Benthic; feeds on invertebrates and fishes (Ref. 58426). The holotype was known to contain a species of Cottunculus and another fish (Ref. 4965).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.