Lycenchelys alba

Lycenchelys alba
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Zoarcidae
Genus:	Lycenchelys
Species:	L. alba
Binomial name
Lycenchelys alba (Vaillant, 1888)
Synonyms [2]
Lycenchelys labradorensis Geistdorfer, Hureau & Rannou, 1970 Lycodes albus Vaillant, 1888

Lycenchelys alba is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Description

Lycenchelys alba is up to 26.7 cm (10.5 in) in length. Its head pores are large and oval. ^[7]

Habitat

Lycenchelys alba is benthic, living at depths of up to 3,975 m (13,041 ft) in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, ^{[8] [9]} between Rockall and the Azores. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

References

1. Nielsen, J.; Knudsen, S.; Uiblein, F. (2015). "Lycenchelys alba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T18179805A45903287. Retrieved 5 November 2022. Europe
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lycenchelys alba". FishBase . June 2022% version.
3. Carneiro, Miguel; Martins, Rogélia; Landi, Monica; Costa, Filipe O. (February 6, 2014). "Lycenchelys alba". doi:10.5281/zenodo.3868665 – via Zenodo.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN   978-1-4426-4710-7 – via Google Books.
5. Balon, E. K.; Bruton, Michael N.; Noakes, David L. G. (December 6, 2012). Women in ichthyology: an anthology in honour of ET, Ro and Genie. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN   978-94-011-0199-8 – via Google Books.
6. "Ichthyological Bulletin". June 26, 1994 – via Google Books.
7. Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (November 15, 2018). The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Volume 4: Bony fishes part 2 (Perciformes). Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN   978-92-5-109267-5 – via Google Books.
8. "Lycenchelys alba (Vaillant, 1888)". www.gbif.org.
9. Priede, I. G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-1-107-08382-0 – via Google Books.
10. "Lycenchelys alba". www.fishbase.se.
11. "Marine Species Identification Portal: Lycenchelys alba". species-identification.org.
12. Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (November 15, 2018). The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. Volume 4: Bony fishes part 2 (Perciformes). Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN   978-92-5-109267-5 – via Google Books.