Lycodes vahli (Reinhardt, 1831)
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Lycodes vahli is a benthic species found over muddy substrata at depths between 170 and 365 m, in temperatures from 2 - 6 °C. It is distributed from the south west Barents Sea south along the Norwegian coast to Skagerrak and part of Kattegat. It is also found around the Iceland coast. There appears to be little data on reproduction (Whitehead et al., 1986b).
The Lycodes vahli body is moderately elongate with a length of up to 52 cm, although more commonly around 25 to 30 cm. The dorsal and anal fins are both long and confluent with the caudal fin. Adults are uniformly brownish with one to three black spots on the anterior part of dorsal. The young are paler with several light and narrow cross bands (Whitehead et al., 1986b).
During the present survey Lycodes vahli was recorded resting on the seabed near the Kosterfjord Sacken Reef. It did not appear to be disturbed by the presence of the camera
Lycodes vahli do not appear to be of commercial importance.
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