Lycenchelys alba

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Lycenchelys alba
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
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]

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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]

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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.) (2022%). "Lycenchelys alba" in FishBase. June 2022% version.
  3. ↑ Carneiro, Miguel; Martins, Rogélia; Landi, Monica; Costa, Filipe O. (February 6, 2014). "Lycenchelys alba" – 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   9781442647107 – 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   9789401101998 – 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   9789251092675 – 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   9781107083820 – 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   9789251092675 – via Google Books.


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