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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Eucryphycus: Greek, eu = good + Greek, kryphaios, -a, -on = secret, hidden (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Starks & Mann.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 73 - 545 m (Ref. 11954), usually ? - 210 m. Subtropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Monterey Bay to San Diego in California, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)
Occurs in dead bottom-drifting kelp or eelgrass that accumulates in submarine canyons and deep basins. Usually found at less than 210 m depth. Feeds mainly on amphipod crustaceans (Ref. 2850).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Anderson, M.E. and V.V. Fedorov, 2004. Family Zoarcidae Swainson 1839. Eelpouts. Calif. Acad. Sci. Annotated Checklists of Fishes (34):58. (Ref. 51665)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 8.3 - 12.2, mean 8.8 (based on 9 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.53 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).