Lycodes adolfi Nielsen & Fosså, 1993
Adolf's eelpout
Lycodes adolfi
photo by Wenneck, T.

Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae
Max. size:  24 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 274 - 2150 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic: Nunavut (Ref. 58426) to Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard in the Arctic.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Benthic; feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 58426). Length type assumed SL.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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