What Animal Lives Where

Where has the eelpout been recorded?

Lycodichthys dearborni occurrence evidence comes from 242 records in 1 countries and territories, from 1960 to 2006. Most records come from Antarctica.

PerciformesZoarcidaeLycodichthys

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

242 records across 1 countries and territories, 1960–2006.

Lycodichthys dearborni · GBIF taxon key 2380969

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: December.

3 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: December. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19602006

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where eelpout has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for eelpout. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Antarctica 242

Related animals

Others in the family Zoarcidae.

halfnaked lycodes
27 records
Doubleline Eelpout
10 records
Vahl's eelpout
7 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.