Zoarces viviparus
Family : Zoarcidae
Genus : Zoarces
Species : viviparus
Distribution and Habitat
Water Type: Brack & Salt
Habitat: demersal
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 52.0 cm TL male/unsexed; common length : 30.0 cm
TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 510 g; max. reported age: 10 years
Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 16 - 18 cm
Zoarces viviparus
Family : Zoarcidae
Genus : Zoarces
Species : viviparus
Distribution and Habitat
Water Type: Brack & Salt
Habitat: demersal
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 52.0 cm TL male/unsexed; common length : 30.0 cm
TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 510 g; max. reported age: 10 years
Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 16 - 18 cm
Environment
Demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 31184), usually 2 - 20 m
Climate / Range
Temperate; 72°N - 49°N, 11°W - 42°E
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: White Sea, Cheshskaya Guba and Murmansk coast (Barents Sea)
southward to English Channel (River Somme); eastern coasts of Scotland, England,
also Irish Sea; the Orkneys, Shetlands and in shallow waters of North Sea and Baltic.
Short description
Bones are green due to harmless pigment. Skin slimy and variable color
Biology
Inhabits rocky shores under stones, among algae and in tide pools, between tide marks
down to 40 m. May remain out of water under rocks or seaweeds. Feeds on gastropods,
chironomids, crustaceans, eggs and fry of fishes. Gives birth to live young.
Bones colored green by the harmless pigment Vivianit. Breathes air when out of water.
Mating takes place in August - September with internal fertilization of the eggs.
Female give birth to 30-400 developed young (35-55mm).
Common Names
Common Name/ Used In/ Language
kiviluts Estonian Estonia
Viviparous blenny FishWise English
Viviparous blenny United Kingdom English
Viviporous eelpout USA English
Eelpout United Kingdom English
European ocean pout Russian Federation English
Aalmutter Germany, Fed. Rep. German
Ålekone Norway Norwegian
Ålekvabbe Denmark Danish
Ålkusa Sweden Swedish
Kivinilkka Finland Finnish
Loquette d'Europe France French
Magge Netherlands Dutch
Mjósi Iceland Icelandic
Peixe-carneiro europeu Portugal Portuguese
Peixe-carneiro-europeu Portugal Portuguese
Puitaal Netherlands Dutch
Tånglake Sweden Swedish
Wegorzyca a. kwap Poland Polish
Zivorodac Yugoslavia, Former SFR of Serbo-Croat
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