Phucocoetes latitans
Phucocoetes latitans Jenyns, 1842
Phucocoetes latitans
photo by Lloris, D.


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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.
Diagnosis:   
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


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