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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae Eelpouts
Subfamily: Zoarcinae
Genus: Zoarces

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Sargent, P.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Zoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Sargent, P.
 
Zoarces americanus
[Ocean pout]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 19.5 cm TL
 
Zoarces andriashevi
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Zoarces elongatus
[]
No picture found
Northwestern Pacific
Max. Length 31.5 cm TL
 
Zoarces fedorovi
[]

Photo by Kim, J.K.

Northwest Pacific

Zoarces gillii Jordan & Starks, 1905

Photo by Kim, J.K.
 
Zoarces gillii
[]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 52 cm TL
Zoarces viviparus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Zoarces viviparus
[Eelpout]
6 Species of Family Zoarcidae with Genus Zoarces
(Eelpouts)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1801 Zoarces americanus Ocean pout Northwest Atlantic 110 TL
2005 Zoarces andriashevi Northwest Pacific 19.5 TL
1868 Zoarces elongatus Northwest Pacific 30 TL
2007 Zoarces fedorovi Northwestern Pacific 31.5 TL
1905 Zoarces gillii Northwest Pacific
1758 Zoarces viviparus Eelpout Northeast Atlantic 52 TL



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