black eelpout

Lycodes diapterus

Thirty Three Centimeters Eel

black eelpout is a marine fish of North Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 33 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Zoarcidae
Genus: Lycodes
Maximum length: 33 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: North Pacific: Southern California west of the Channel Islands north along the North American coast to the Pacific side of Vancouver Island; apparently not present in the Strait of Georgia or Puget Sound, and has been reported as far south as San Diego.

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