Lycodes terraenovae

Lycodes terraenovae, also called the Newfoundland eelpout, Atlantic eelpout or fish doctor,[3] is a species of fish in the family Zoarcidae (eelpouts).[4][5]

Lycodes terraenovae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Genus: Lycodes
Species:
L. terraenovae
Binomial name
Lycodes terraenovae
(Collett, 1896)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lycodes agulhensis Andriashev, 1959
  • Lycodes atlanticus Jensen, 1902
  • Lycodes atratus Vladykov & Tremblay, 1936
  • Lycodes brunneus Fowler, 1944

Description

Lycodes terraenovae is maximum 45.2 cm (17.8 in) long and dark brown-purple in colour. It has a double lateral line.[6]

Habitat

Lycodes terraenovae lives in coastal areas of the Atlantic Ocean;[7] it is bathydemersal, living at 150–2,604 m (492–8,543 ft).[8][9]

Behaviour

Lycodes terraenovae eats sponge remains, polychaetes, shelled molluscs, crustaceans, brittle stars and pycnogonids.[10]

Clavella pinguis is a copepod parasite of Lycodes terraenovae.[11]

References
  1. Denmark), Jorgen Nielsen (Natural History Museum of; Denmark), Steen Wilhelm Knudsen (Natural History Museum; Franz Uiblein (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) (March 12, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Lycodes terraenovae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lycodes terraenovae Collett, 1896". www.marinespecies.org.
  3. Rose, George A. (September 11, 2007). Cod: The Ecological History of the North Atlantic Fisheries. Breakwater Books. ISBN 9781550812251 – via Google Books.
  4. "Steenstrupia". Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. September 11, 2002 – via Google Books.
  5. Syllogeus. National Museum of Natural Sciences. September 11, 1991. ISBN 9780660130538 – via Google Books.
  6. "SLGO - Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence". ogsl.ca.
  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 – via Google Books.
  8. "Lycodes terraenovae". www.fishbase.se.
  9. Priede, Imants G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316033456 – via Google Books.
  10. Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442647107 – via Google Books.
  11. Bulletin. Government of Canada, Fisheries and Oceans. September 11, 1976. ISBN 9780660009742 – via Google Books.
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