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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Leucogrammolycus: Name from Greek words meaning white, line, and wolf (commonly used as a suffix for southern zoarcid genera), referring to the characteristic white head and body striping; brychios: Name after a Greek word meaning from the depths (of the sea).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 490 - 632 m (Ref. 78520). Temperate
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78520); 20.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 81 - 86; Anal soft rays: 62 - 67; Vertebrae: 85 - 92. This species possess the following set of characters: vertebrae 23-26 + 62-66 = 85-92; first anal-fin pterygiophore is associated with the first or second caudal vertebrae; no scales; lateral line with mediolateral and ventral branches; upper lip is broadly attached to snout tip; gill slit do not reach ventrally to the opposite lower end of pectoral-fin base; 2 pelvic-fin rays; head pores that are relatively few, small and rounded; whitish
mid-body stripe forming a chevron on top of snout (Ref. 78520).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mincarone, M.M. and M.E. Anderson, 2008. A new genus and species of eelpout (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 1852:65-68. (Ref. 78520)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00282 (0.00146 - 0.00545), b=3.20 (3.03 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).