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Etymology: Lycenchelys: Greek, lykos = wolf + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); ryukyuensis: Named for the country of its type locality.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 991 - 1533 m (Ref. 75859). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Okinawa Trough near Ryukyu Islands, East China Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75859)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 110 - 114; Anal soft rays: 98 - 104; Vertebrae: 118 - 124. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: Vertebrae 22-24 + 96-102 = 118-124; no interorbital pore and occipital pores; 3 (rarely 4) postorbital pores; 6 + 1 (rarely 6 + 2) suborbital pores; 4 + 4 preoperculomandibular pores; lateral line ventral, complete; 110-114 dorsal fin rays; 98-104 anal fin rays; pelvic fin base about mid-distance between the eye and pectoral fin base (Ref. 75859).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Shinohara, G. and M.E. Anderson, 2007. Lycenchelys ryukyuensis sp. Nov. (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Okinawa Trough, Japan. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci. Ser. A. Suppl. 1:59-66. (Ref. 75859)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 3 - 4.3, mean 3.6 °C (based on 24 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00120 (0.00058 - 0.00248), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 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 (11 of 100).