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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae Eelpouts
Subfamily: Lycodinae
Genus: Lycodes

(See list of species below)


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64 species (see list below)

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Photo by Wenneck, T.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 24 cm NG
Lycodes adolfi Nielsen & Fosså, 1993

Photo by Wenneck, T.
 
Lycodes adolfi
[Adolf's eelpout]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 32.4 cm SL
 
Lycodes akuugun
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 77 cm TL
Lycodes albolineatus Andriashev, 1955

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Lycodes albolineatus
[Whitebar eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes albonotatus
[]
No picture found
North Pacific
 
Lycodes bathybius
[]
No picture found
Northern Pacific
Max. Length 35.6 cm SL
 
Lycodes beringi
[Bering eelpout]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Lycodes brevipes
[Shortfin eelpout]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 79 cm TL
Lycodes brunneofasciatus Suvorov, 1935

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Lycodes brunneofasciatus
[Tawnystripe eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 22.2 cm SL
 
Lycodes caudimaculatus
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Lycodes concolor Gill & Townsend, 1897

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Lycodes concolor
[Ebony eelpout]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Lycodes cortezianus
[Bigfin eelpout]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Lycodes diapterus Gilbert, 1892

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Lycodes diapterus
[Black eelpout]

Photo by Svensen, R.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Lycodes esmarkii Collett, 1875

Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Lycodes esmarkii
[Greater eelpout]

Photo by Byrkjedal, I.

Arctic
Max. Length 44.5 cm SL
Lycodes eudipleurostictus Jensen, 1902

Photo by Byrkjedal, I.
 
Lycodes eudipleurostictus
[Doubleline eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
 
Lycodes fasciatus
[Banded eelpout]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 69 cm TL
 
Lycodes frigidus
[Glacial eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes fulvus
[]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 28 cm TL
 
Lycodes gracilis
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes heinemanni
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes hubbsi
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
 
Lycodes japonicus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 22.6 cm TL
 
Lycodes jenseni
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Arctic
Max. Length 21.1 cm SL
Lycodes jugoricus Knipowitsch, 1906

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Lycodes jugoricus
[Shulupaoluk]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 56 cm TL
Lycodes lavalaei Vladykov & Tremblay, 1936

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Lycodes lavalaei
[Newfoundland eelpout]

Photo by Wenneck, T.

Arctic to Northeast Atlan
Max. Length 35.5 cm SL
Lycodes luetkenii Collett, 1880

Photo by Wenneck, T.
 
Lycodes luetkenii
[Lütken's eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes macrochir
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes macrolepis
[]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 21.3 cm NG
 
Lycodes marisalbi
[White sea eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes matsubarai
[]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 37.5 cm SL
Lycodes mcallisteri Møller, 2001

Photo by Møller, P.R.
 
Lycodes mcallisteri
[McAllister's eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 34.5 cm TL
 
Lycodes microlepidotus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Lycodes microporus
[]

Photo by Günther, A.C.L.G.

North Pacific
Max. Length 20.4 cm SL
Lycodes mucosus Richardson, 1855

Photo by Günther, A.C.L.G.
 
Lycodes mucosus
[Saddled eelpout]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Lycodes nakamurae (Tanaka, 1914)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Lycodes nakamurae
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 27.8 cm SL
 
Lycodes nishimurai
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes obscurus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes ocellatus
[]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Lycodes paamiuti Møller, 2001

Photo by Møller, P.R.
 
Lycodes paamiuti
[Paamiut eelpout]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Lycodes pacificus Collett, 1879

Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Lycodes pacificus
[Blackbelly eelpout]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
 
Lycodes palearis
[Wattled eelpout]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Circumarctic (Ref. 11954)
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Lycodes pallidus Collett, 1879

Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Lycodes pallidus
[Pale eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes paucilepidotus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes pectoralis
[]

Photo by Armesto, A.

Nearly circumpolar along
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Lycodes polaris (Sabine, 1824)

Photo by Armesto, A.
 
Lycodes polaris
[Canadian eelpout]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 84 cm FL
Lycodes raridens Taranetz & Andriashev, 1937

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Lycodes raridens
[Marbled eelpout]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Lycodes reticulatus Reinhardt, 1835

Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Lycodes reticulatus
[Arctic eelpout]

Photo by Byrkjedal, I.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Lycodes rossi Malmgren, 1865

Photo by Byrkjedal, I.
 
Lycodes rossi
[Threespot eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes sadoensis
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Arctic
Max. Length 27.3 cm SL
Lycodes sagittarius McAllister, 1976

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Lycodes sagittarius
[Archer eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Lycodes schmidti
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes semenovi
[]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 51.7 cm TL
Lycodes seminudus Reinhardt, 1837

Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Lycodes seminudus
[Longear eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 95 cm FL
 
Lycodes sigmatoides
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 96 cm FL
Lycodes soldatovi Taranetz & Andriashev, 1935

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Lycodes soldatovi
[]

Photo by Bergmann, M.

Arctic, Northwest to Nort
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Lycodes squamiventer Jensen, 1904

Photo by Bergmann, M.
 
Lycodes squamiventer
[Scalebelly eelpout]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 91 cm FL
Lycodes tanakae Jordan & Thompson, 1914

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Lycodes tanakae
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes teraoi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 45.2 cm TL
Lycodes terraenovae Collett, 1896

Photo by SFSA
 
Lycodes terraenovae
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 32.5 cm SL
 
Lycodes toyamensis
[]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Arctic to Northwest Atlan
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Lycodes turneri Bean, 1879

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Lycodes turneri
[Polar eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes uschakovi
[]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Arctic to Northwest Atlan
Max. Length 52 cm TL
Lycodes vahlii Reinhardt, 1831

Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Lycodes vahlii
[Vahl's eelpout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Lycodes yamatoi
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Lycodes ygreknotatus
[]
64 Species of Family Zoarcidae with Genus Lycodes
(Eelpouts)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1993 Lycodes adolfi Adolf's eelpout Northeast Atlantic 24 NG
2006 Lycodes akuugun Northeast Pacific 32.4 SL
1955 Lycodes albolineatus Whitebar eelpout Northwest Pacific 77 TL
1934 Lycodes albonotatus Northwest Pacific
1950 Lycodes bathybius North Pacific
1935 Lycodes beringi Bering eelpout Northern Pacific 35.6 SL
1890 Lycodes brevipes Shortfin eelpout North Pacific 30 TL
1935 Lycodes brunneofasciatus Tawnystripe eelpout Northwest Pacific 79 TL
1936 Lycodes caudimaculatus Northwest Pacific 22.2 SL
1897 Lycodes concolor Ebony eelpout North Pacific 80 TL
1890 Lycodes cortezianus Bigfin eelpout Eastern Pacific 50 TL
1892 Lycodes diapterus Black eelpout North Pacific 33 TL
1875 Lycodes esmarkii Greater eelpout North Atlantic 75 TL
1902 Lycodes eudipleurostictus Doubleline eelpout Arctic 44.5 SL
1904 Lycodes fasciatus Banded eelpout Northwest Pacific 36 TL
1879 Lycodes frigidus Glacial eelpout Northeast Atlantic 69 TL
1985 Lycodes fulvus Northwest Pacific
1867 Lycodes gracilis Northeast Atlantic 28 TL
1916 Lycodes heinemanni Northwest Pacific
1955 Lycodes hubbsi Northwest Pacific
1951 Lycodes japonicus Northwest Pacific 12.4 SL
1935 Lycodes jenseni Northwest Pacific 22.6 TL
1906 Lycodes jugoricus Shulupaoluk Arctic 21.1 SL
1936 Lycodes lavalaei Newfoundland eelpout Northwest Atlantic 56 TL
1880 Lycodes luetkenii Lütken's eelpout Arctic to Northeast Atlan 35.5 SL
1937 Lycodes macrochir Northwest Pacific
1935 Lycodes macrolepis Northwest Pacific
1906 Lycodes marisalbi White sea eelpout Northeast Atlantic 21.3 NG
1985 Lycodes matsubarai Northwest Pacific
2001 Lycodes mcallisteri McAllister's eelpout Northwest Atlantic 37.5 SL
1950 Lycodes microlepidotus Northwest Pacific 34.5 TL
1983 Lycodes microporus Northwest Pacific 27 SL
1855 Lycodes mucosus Saddled eelpout North Pacific 20.4 SL
1914 Lycodes nakamurae Northwest Pacific 27 TL
2005 Lycodes nishimurai Northwest Pacific 27.8 SL
1985 Lycodes obscurus Northwest Pacific
1985 Lycodes ocellatus Northwest Pacific
2001 Lycodes paamiuti Paamiut eelpout North Atlantic 24 SL
1879 Lycodes pacificus Blackbelly eelpout Eastern Pacific 46 TL
1896 Lycodes palearis Wattled eelpout North Pacific 51 TL
1879 Lycodes pallidus Pale eelpout Circumarctic (Ref. 11954) 26 TL
1985 Lycodes paucilepidotus Northwest Pacific
1985 Lycodes pectoralis Northwest Pacific
1824 Lycodes polaris Canadian eelpout Nearly circumpolar along 25 TL
1937 Lycodes raridens Marbled eelpout North Pacific 84 FL
1835 Lycodes reticulatus Arctic eelpout Western Atlantic 36 TL
1865 Lycodes rossi Threespot eelpout North Atlantic 31 TL
1980 Lycodes sadoensis Northwest Pacific
1976 Lycodes sagittarius Archer eelpout Arctic 27.3 SL
1907 Lycodes schmidti Northwest Pacific 26 TL
1931 Lycodes semenovi Northwest Pacific
1837 Lycodes seminudus Longear eelpout Northeast Atlantic 51.7 TL
1975 Lycodes sigmatoides Northwest Pacific 95 FL
1935 Lycodes soldatovi Northwest Pacific 96 FL
1904 Lycodes squamiventer Scalebelly eelpout Arctic, Northwest to Nort 26 TL
1914 Lycodes tanakae Northwest Pacific 91 FL
1943 Lycodes teraoi Northwest Pacific
1896 Lycodes terraenovae Western Atlantic 45.2 TL
1941 Lycodes toyamensis Northwest Pacific 32.5 SL
1879 Lycodes turneri Polar eelpout Arctic to Northwest Atlan 25 TL
1931 Lycodes uschakovi Northwest Pacific
1831 Lycodes vahlii Vahl's eelpout Arctic to Northwest Atlan 52 TL
1985 Lycodes yamatoi Northwest Pacific
1950 Lycodes ygreknotatus Northwest Pacific 19 TL



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