Lycodonus malvinensis Gosztonyi, 1981
photo by Gosztonyi, A.E.

Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae
Max. size:  19.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 800 - 2044 m
Distribution:  Southwest Atlantic: known only from the continental slope east of the Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 101-103; Anal soft rays: 96-98; Vertebrae: 113-113. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: 6-9 'free' (i.e., non-ray-bearing) bony scutes in front of dorsal fin; anteriormost dorsal scute closer to the base of pectoral fins than to their tips; mid-part of the bony scutes in dorsal fin and hinder part of anal fin produced as a blunt spine; D 101-103; A 96-98; neural spines of anterior caudal vertebrae very short, less than half the depth of the vertebra (Ref. 85841).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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