Checkered wolf eel

Lycenchelys kolthoffi

Twenty Three Point Two Centimeters Eel of the Atlantic Ocean

Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
North America
Polar regions
Medium

Checkered wolf eel is a marine fish found around Arctic, Northwest to Northeast Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 23.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Zoarcidae
Genus: Lycenchelys
Maximum length: 23.2 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Arctic, Northwest to Northeast Atlantic: north of Novaya Zemlya and northern part of Kara Sea (Ref. 4695 ); then from Greenland, Hudson Strait, north of Iceland, Faroe Islands, Svalbard and Laptev Sea (Ref. 34267 ).

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