Zoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Ocean pout
Zoarces americanus
photo by Sargent, P.

 Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Zoarcinae
 Max. size:  110 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 5,436.0 g; max. reported age: 18 years
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 0 - 388 m, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  Northwest Atlantic: Labrador, Canada to Delaware, USA.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Benthic; feeds on worms, crustaceans, molluscs, sea squirts, sea urchins and fishes (Ref. 58426).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 18.07.13
 Checked by: Torres, Armi G. - 27.08.94

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