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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Exechodontes: Greek, ex = outside + Greek, echo = to carry + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 219 - 1004 m (Ref. 11954). Deep-water
Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, from off Louisiana, USA to Cuba and north to off Daytona Beach, Florida.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11954)
Known along the continental shelf; inhabits hard bottom areas under the Florida Current and on muddy bottoms with isolated hard substrate in the northern Gulf (Ref. 11954).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Anderson, M.E., 1994. Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. 60:120 p. (Ref. 11954)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8 - 16.6, mean 11.5 °C (based on 116 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00120 (0.00057 - 0.00252), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 66.6 [34.6, 163.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.542 [0.222, 1.147] mg/100g; Protein = 16.4 [13.5, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.339 [0.150, 0.734] g/100g; Selenium = 14.7 [5.0, 36.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 23.8 [4.7, 122.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.646 [0.412, 1.027] mg/100g (wet weight);