- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- ZOARCIDAE
- Lycenchelys
- antarctica
Lycenchelys antarctica Regan 1913
Illustration of Lycenchelys antarctica. Source: Fig. 2, in Anderson, E. in Gon & Heelstra (1990) Fishes of the Southern Ocean / iodiversity Heritage Library. License: CC by Attribution
Summary:
A slender dark bluish-grey eelpout with very large head pores.
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Bray, D.J. 2023, Lycenchelys antarctica in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5429
Lycenchelys antarctica Regan 1913
More Info
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Distribution |
Abyssal plain east of Bass Strait, NE of Flinders Island, south-west Pacific, in 4133-4197 m. Elsewhere the species is circumglobal in the Southern Ocean. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 106; Anal fin 95-112; Pectoral fin 16-17; Pelvic fin 2-2; Caudal fin 6-9; Gill rakers (2-3)+(10-13)=13-16; Branchiostegal rays 5-6; Vertebrae 117-138. Body elongate, ovoid in cross-section; head small, depressed in juveniles, more robust and triangular in larger fish; eye small, ovoid; gill opening extending to below pectoral-fin base; mouth inferior, lower lip with slight fleshy lobe; teeth conical, present on vomer and palatines. Head pores very large, preopercular-mandibular pores 8-9; dorsal fin oirigin above pectoral fin, predorsal length 27-36.6% SL; pectoral fin origin below body midline, ventral rays thickened; pelvic fins present. Lateral line ventral, complete. |
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Etymology |
The specific name refers to the type locality of the South Orkney Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula. |
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Species Citation |
Lycenchelys antarcticus Regan 1913, Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 49 (pt 2, no. 2): 242, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) Type locality: Off South Orkney Islands, 62°10'S, 41°21'W, depth 1775 fathoms. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2023 |
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Resources |
Lycenchelys antarctica Regan 1913
References
Anderson, M.E. 1990. Zoarcidae, pp. 256-276. in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds) 1990. Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp.
Anderson, M.E. 1994. Systematics and osteology of the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 60: 1-120
Møller, P.R. & King, N. 2007. Two new species of Pachycara (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from the Sub-Antarctica Southern Indian Ocean, and a range extension of Lycenchelys antarctica. Copeia 2007(3): 586-593.
Regan, C.T. 1913. The Antarctic fishes of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 49(2): 229-292 figs 1-6 pls 1-11 See ref at BHL
