Lycodapus pachysoma Peden & Anderson, 1978
Stout slipskin
Lycodapus pachysoma
photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae
Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1160 - 3100 m
Distribution:  Northeast Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to Oregon, USA. Southern Ocean: Scotia Sea and Banzare Bank.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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