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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) >
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Gymnelinae
Etymology: Gymnelopsis: Gymnelopsis = Gymnel(us) + Greek suffix -opsis, like (that is, similar to), resembling, appearance. Gymnelopsis is like genus Gymnelus (E. Spencer, pers.comm. 09/13).
More on authors: Nazarkin & Chernova.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 153 m (Ref. 58018). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Russia, northern Sea of Okhotsk.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Anderson, M.E. and V.V. Fedorov, 2004. Family Zoarcidae Swainson 1839. Eelpouts. Calif. Acad. Sci. Annotated Checklists of Fishes (34):58. (Ref. 51665)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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