Lycenchelys hexapora
Lycenchelys hexapora Nazarkin, 2025


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Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae
Max. size:  18.11 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1040 - 1050 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Russia.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 89-89. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: vertebrae 21+68=89; mouth wide, posterior edge of maxilla behind eye; opercular flap and labial lobe well-developed; absence of an oral valve; predorsal length less than head length; suborbital pores 7 (5+2); postorbital pores 6; presence of an interorbital pore; presence of occipital pores; lateral line ventral, distinct; pelvic-fin base anterior to isthmus; pectoral-fin rays exserted; scales absent on pectoral fin and its base; dorsal fin origin associated with vertebrae 2; pelvic fin rays 3; total gill rakers 8; and absence of a pyloric caeca, stomach black (Ref. 138442).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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