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Lycenchelys paxillus (Goode & Bean, 1879) Common wolf eel |
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photo by
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada |
| Family: | Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae | |||
| Max. size: | 17.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 46 - 1525 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: West Greenland (Ref. 34267) and Grand Banks to North Carolina, USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 112-124; Anal soft rays: 106-116; Vertebrae: 127-137. Predorsal length 17.1-23.1% SL. Suborbital head pores, 7 (rarely 6). Abdomen scaled. | |||
| Biology: | Lives on mud or sand (Ref. 5951); benthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on molluscs and cumaceans (Ref. 58426). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||