Ribbon seals located in the Bering Sea consume pollock, eelpout, and arctic cod. The viviparous eelpout feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates, such as crustaceans, and fish eggs and fry. The town of Walker, Minnesota, holds an International Eelpout Festival every winter on Leech Lake. Bothrocara brunneum, the twoline eelpout, is a benthic species of fish of the family Zoarcidae. It was named "twoline eelpout" for its unique two lateral lines. Ericandersonia sagamia is a species of eelpout, a deepwater fish in the family Zoarcidae. Every February, Leech Lake is home to the International Eelpout Festival. The ocean pout ("Zoarces americanus") is an eelpout in the family Zoarcidae. Eelpout are frequently caught only during the winter months. The first Eelpout Festival was held in February 1979 and has continued into the present. The International Eelpout Festival is an annual gathering held in the town of Walker, Minnesota.