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Bothrocara molle Bean, 1890 Soft eelpout |
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photo by
Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish. |
| Family: | Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae | |||
| Max. size: | 56 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 60 - 2688 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Pacific: Japan, the Okhotsk and Bering seas (Ref. 559) eastward to British Columbia, Canada and Mexico. Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island (Ref. 51665). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 107; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 89-101. Dorsal and anal fins enveloped anteriorly in soft gelatinous tissue (Ref. 6885). Uniform light brown, semitranslucent; blue or black towards margins of dorsal and anal fins; color more intense posteriorly; transparent on margins of unpaired fins, light on lining of mouth; black on peritoneum (Ref. 6885). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||