Melanostigma pammelas Gilbert, 1896
Midwater eelpout
Melanostigma pammelas
photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Gymnelinae
Max. size:  30.4 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 450 m
Distribution:  Northeast Pacific: Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, Canada to central Mexico. Records from Alaska are erroneous (Ref. 11458).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 84-88; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 69-75. Variable in color, black on head and abdomen, brownish elsewhere (Ref. 6885). Living color sometimes silvery blue (Ref. 6885).
Biology:  Occurs in deep coastal waters (Ref. 2850).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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