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Phucocoetes latitans Jenyns, 1842 |
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photo by
Lloris, D. |
| Family: | Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae | |||
| Max. size: | 10.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Atlantic: Patagonian shores from Mar del Plata, Argentina, to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. | |||
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| Biology: | A benthic slope-dweller (Ref. 9022). Known to associate with seaweed and kelp holdfasts with adults spawning in rocky intertidal areas where they guard nest sites (Ref. 11954). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||