Lycodes terraenovae

Lycodes terraenovae , Atlantic Eelpout. Source: Koefoed 1927.
Lycodes terraenovae , Atlantic Eelpout. Source: Koefoed 1927.
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
ZoarcidaeLycodes terraenovaeCollett1896Atlantic Eelpout

Lycodes terraenovae

Unique Characteristics: The variation in percentage of the total length is for the height of body 6.9 – 9.8, for the distance between the tip of the snout and the anus 32.2-36.2 and for the length of the head 20.0-22.8. The upper jaw extends to the anterior margin of the pupil. The series of palatine teeth is very short; as far as I was able to discern with the lens, there are five teeth on the vomer and three on each palatine. The pectoral fin has 22-23 rays; the 6 lowest are thicker than those above, and have their points free. On the largest two the scales cover the body before the anus and the bases of the median fins and of the pectoral fins; on the other hand the scales are not yet fully developed on the tail; they are fairly large; close on thirty can be counted from the anus to the dorsal fin. The lateral line is double, ventral and dorsal (Koefoed 1927).

Similar Species: None

Reference:

Koefoed, E. 1927. Fishes from the sea bottom, from the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep Sea Expedition, 1910. Environment and Natural History Publications. 10. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/envir_publications/10