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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae Eelpouts
Subfamily: Lycodinae
Genus: Lycodapus

(See list of species below)


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13 species (see list below)

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Southern Ocean
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
 
Lycodapus antarcticus
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
 
Lycodapus australis
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
 
Lycodapus derjugini
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Lycodapus dermatinus
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
Lycodapus endemoscotus Peden & Anderson, 1978

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Lycodapus endemoscotus
[Deepwater slipskin]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Lycodapus fierasfer
[Blackmouth eelpout]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
 
Lycodapus leptus
[Slender eelpout]

Photo by Power, B.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lycodapus mandibularis Gilbert, 1915

Photo by Power, B.
 
Lycodapus mandibularis
[Pallid eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Lycodapus microchir
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lycodapus pachysoma Peden & Anderson, 1978

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Lycodapus pachysoma
[Stout slipskin]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
Lycodapus parviceps Gilbert, 1896

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Lycodapus parviceps
[Smallhead eelpout]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Lycodapus poecilus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13.4 cm SL
 
Lycodapus psarostomatus
[Specklemouth eelpout]
13 Species of Family Zoarcidae with Genus Lycodapus
(Eelpouts)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1982 Lycodapus antarcticus Southern Ocean 22.5 TL
1937 Lycodapus australis Southeast Pacific 8.6 SL
1935 Lycodapus derjugini Northwest Pacific 12.3 SL
1896 Lycodapus dermatinus Eastern Pacific 8.9 SL
1978 Lycodapus endemoscotus Deepwater slipskin Western Pacific 12.4 SL
1890 Lycodapus fierasfer Blackmouth eelpout Eastern Pacific 15 TL
1981 Lycodapus leptus Slender eelpout Northeast Pacific 9.9 SL
1915 Lycodapus mandibularis Pallid eelpout Eastern Pacific 20 TL
1950 Lycodapus microchir Northwest Pacific 7.7 SL
1978 Lycodapus pachysoma Stout slipskin Northeast Pacific 20 TL
1896 Lycodapus parviceps Smallhead eelpout Northeast Pacific 9.8 SL
1981 Lycodapus poecilus North Pacific 9.4 SL
1981 Lycodapus psarostomatus Specklemouth eelpout Eastern Pacific 13.4 SL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013