Vahl's eelpout

Lycodes vahlii

Fifty Two Centimeters Eel of the Atlantic Ocean

Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Polar regions
Anguilliform
Large

Lycodes vahlii, Vahl's eelpout or the checker eelpout, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. It is native to coasts of Northern Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Zoarcidae
Genus: Lycodes
Maximum length: 52 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Arctic to Northwest Atlantic: Canada to Greenland.

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