Viviparous eelpout

Viviparous eelpout
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Genus: Zoarces
Species:
Z. viviparus
Binomial name
Zoarces viviparus
Synonyms[2]
  • Blennius viviparus Linnaeus, 1758

The viviparous eelpout (Zoarces viviparus), also known as the, viviparous blenny and European eelpout is species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. It is notable for being ovoviviparous and gives birth to live larvae (hence the description "mother of eels"). It is a common soup ingredient in Mediterranean countries. The bones are of greenish colour, due to a harmless pigment. Their skin is slimy and the colour is variable.

Taxonomy

The viviparous eelpout was first formally described as Blennius viviparus by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae with its type locality given as "European seas".[3] In 1829, the French zoologist Georges Cuvier proposed the genus Zoarces for the eelpouts and subsequently B, viviparus was descignated as the type species of Zoarces, possibly by David Starr Jordan in 1917/[4] The specific name viviparus means "giving birth to live young", although the species is ovoviviparous.[5]

Description

The viviparous eelpout has a slim, tapering body and resembles a small burbot (Lota lota), a wide head and mouth and protuberant lips. It has long, ribbon-like dorsal and anal fins which continue on to unite with the arrowhead-shaped caudal fin. This distinguishes this fish from the two similar slim-bodied bottom-dwelling fish of the area, the rock gunnel (Pholis gunnellus) and the snake blenny (Ophidion barbatum). The bones are green.[6] The tiny scales are embedded in the slimy skin. There dorsal fin becomes lower as it nears the caudal fin with these shorter rays being short and spinous. The colour is highly variable, although they are commonly greyish brown on the upper body and yellowish ventrally. They are marked with eithaer a single or double series of blotches along the body and on the dorsal fin. The pectoral fins have yellow or yellowish orange edges.[7] This species reaches a maximum published total length of 52 cm (20 in), although 30 cm (12 in) is more typical, and may weigh up to 510 g (18 oz).[2]

Distribution and habitat

The viviparous eelpoutis found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean where its range extends from the English Channel north around the British Isles,[1] although it is absent from the Atlantic coasts of Ireland,[8] eastwards onto the Baltic Sea and northwards through the North Sea and along the coast of Norway to the White Sea and the Barents Sea.[1] This species occurs in the intertidal zone where it can live in marine and brackish environments, avoiding drying out when exposed at low tide by sheltering beneath rocks or in fissures in the rock or by staying submerged in rock pools. This demersal fish is normally sedentary, hiding under rocks or among seaweed.[8] Its can be found at depsth between 0 and 40 m (0 and 131 ft), although it is normally found at depths of 2 to 20 m (6 ft 7 in to 65 ft 7 in).[2]

Drawing of the eelpout with fry

Biology

The viviparous eelpout feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates, such as crustaceans, and fish eggs and fry.[6]

Adults mate during the months of August and September using internal fertilisation. The fish are notably viviparous, giving birth to 30–400 live developed young. Unusually, it does so during winter when water temperatures are extremely cold. Among fish it has one of the longest known pregnancies, lasting approximately six months. It has been discovered that the eelpout suckles its young embryos while still within their mother's body, making it the only fish species to suckle its offspring. The embryos actually suckle from ovarian follicles, ingesting nutrients and gases from these internal structures. After depleting the egg's yolk reserves, the eelpouts attach their mouths to an ovarian follicle, which has a canal in its tip via which fluid and nutrients can flow. This follicle fluid is rich in proteins, fatty acids and glucose. It is also saturated in oxygen, which helps ventilate the gills of the developing fish. Each embryo latches onto a single follicle. This ensures an equal distribution of nutrients.[9]

Utilisation

The viviparous eelpout is of minor commercial value to fisheries in some parts of its range.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Nielsen, J.; Knudsen, S.; Uiblein, F. (2015). "Zoarces viviparus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18181090A45904990. Retrieved 23 November 2022. Scope: Europe
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Zoarces viviparus". FishBase. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |yeR= ignored (|location= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Genus+Zoarces". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Zoarcinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  5. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (6 May 2022). "Order Perciformes Suborder Cottoidea: Infraorder Zoarcales: Family: Zoarcidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Viviparous blenny: Zoarces viviparus (L.)". NatureGate. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  7. ^ J-C Huraeu. "Viviparous eelpout (Zoarces viviparus)". Fishes of the NE Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  8. ^ a b Bilewitch, J. (2009). Tyler-Walters H. and Hiscock K. (eds.). "Zoarces viviparus Viviparous eelpout". Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Reviews, [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  9. ^ Matt Walker (September 28, 2010). "Pregnant European eelpout fish suckles young embryos". BBC News. Retrieved September 29, 2010.

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