Biology:White eelpout

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White eelpout
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Genus: Lycenchelys
Species:
L. alba
Binomial name
Lycenchelys alba
(Vaillant, 1888)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lycenchelys albus Vaillant, 1888
  • Lycenchelys labradorensis Hureau & Rannou, 1970
  • Lycodes albus Vaillant, 1888

The white eelpout (Lycenchelys alba) is a species of fish in the family Zoarcidae (eelpouts).[3][4][5][6]

Description

The white eelpout is up to 26.7 cm (10.5 in) in length. Its head pores are large and oval.[7]

Habitat

The white eelpout is benthic, living at depths of up to 3,975 m (13,041 ft) in the northeast Atlantic Ocean,[8][9] between Rockall and the Azores.[10][11][12]

References

  1. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18179805/45903287. 
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lycenchelys alba (Vaillant, 1888)". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127097. 
  3. Carneiro, Miguel; Martins, Rogélia; Landi, Monica; Costa, Filipe O. (February 6, 2014). Lycenchelys alba. https://zenodo.org/record/3868665. 
  4. Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442647107. https://books.google.com/books?id=cu9ADwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lycenchelys+alba%22&pg=PA607. 
  5. Balon, E. K.; Bruton, Michael N.; Noakes, David L. G. (December 6, 2012). Women in ichthyology: an anthology in honour of ET, Ro and Genie. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789401101998. https://books.google.com/books?id=d6bzCAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lycenchelys+alba%22&pg=PA245. 
  6. "Ichthyological Bulletin". June 26, 1994. https://books.google.com/books?id=Qn5QAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Lycenchelys+alba%22. 
  7. 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=gd15DwAAQBAJ&q=%22Lycenchelys+alba%22+&pg=PA2759. 
  8. "Lycenchelys alba (Vaillant, 1888)". https://www.gbif.org/species/2380637. 
  9. Priede, I. G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107083820. https://books.google.com/books?id=nAAtDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lycenchelys+alba%22&pg=PA352. 
  10. "Lycenchelys alba". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/15473. 
  11. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Lycenchelys alba". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=fnam&id=1677. 
  12. 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=gd15DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lycenchelys+alba%22&pg=PA2759. 

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