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Common names: Ocean pout
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to Delaware (rarely to Virginia; doubtfully to North Carolina) (Ref. 7251). Museum: off Massachusetts, VIMS uncat. (Ref. 11954).
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Zoarcinae
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Common names from other countries

Бельдюга американская, Loquette d'Amérique, Mother-of-eels, ... more

Main reference

Anderson, M.E. 1994. (Ref. 11954)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 110 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251); max. published weight: 5.4 kg (Ref. 4926); max. reported age: 18 years (Ref. 796)

Length at first maturity
L_m 28.8 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 388 m (Ref. 58426)

Climate / Range

Temperate; ? - 10°C (Ref. 35432), preferred 6°C (Ref. 107945); 63°N - 37°N, 80°W - 43°W

Distribution

Northwest Atlantic: Labrador, Canada to Delaware, USA.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Benthic; feeds on worms, crustaceans, molluscs, sea squirts, sea urchins and fishes (Ref. 58426).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.2 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.08-0.11; tmax=18)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Zoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)