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Family: Zoarcidae Eelpouts



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292 species (see list below)
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Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 42.2 cm SL
Pachycara gymninium Anderson & Peden, 1988

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Pachycara gymninium
[Nakednape eelpout]
No picture found

Max. Length 33.6 cm SL
 
Pachycara karenae
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 46.5 cm SL
Pachycara lepinium Anderson & Peden, 1988

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Pachycara lepinium
[Scalynape eelpout]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
 
Pachycara matallanasi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 48.5 cm SL
 
Pachycara mesoporum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Pachycara microcephalum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30.3 cm TL
 
Pachycara nazca
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 33.6 cm SL
 
Pachycara pammelas
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Pachycara priedei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40.3 cm SL
 
Pachycara rimae
[]

Photo by Almeida, A.J.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 24.7 cm SL
Pachycara saldanhai Biscoito & Almeida, 2004

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Pachycara saldanhai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.6 cm SL
 
Pachycara shcherbachevi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.9 cm SL
 
Pachycara sulaki
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Pachycara suspectum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 38.8 cm TL
 
Pachycara thermophilum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 43.7 cm TL
 
Patagolycus melastomus
[]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
Phucocoetes latitans Jenyns, 1842

Photo by Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Phucocoetes latitans
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.2 cm SL
 
Piedrabuenia ringueleti
[]

Photo by Gosztonyi, A.E.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 20.2 cm SL
Plesienchelys stehmanni (Gosztonyi, 1977)

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Plesienchelys stehmanni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.2 cm SL
 
Pogonolycus elegans
[]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
Pogonolycus marinae (Lloris, 1988)

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Pogonolycus marinae
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Puzanovia rubra Fedorov, 1975

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Puzanovia rubra
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 27.9 cm SL
 
Puzanovia virgata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.1 cm SL
 
Pyrolycus manusanus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.9 cm SL
 
Pyrolycus moelleri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 33 cm SL
 
Santelmoa antarctica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 27.7 cm SL
 
Santelmoa carmenae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35.1 cm SL
 
Santelmoa elvirae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 33 cm SL
 
Santelmoa fusca
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21 cm TL
 
Seleniolycus laevifasciatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 38 cm SL
 
Seleniolycus pectoralis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 39.3 cm SL
 
Seleniolycus robertsi
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 15.8 cm SL
Taranetzella lyoderma Andriashev, 1952

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Taranetzella lyoderma
[Looseskin eelpout]
No picture found

Max. Length 27.6 cm NG
 
Thermarces andersoni
[]

Photo by Dykman, L.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 21.8 cm SL
Thermarces cerberus Rosenblatt & Cohen, 1986

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Thermarces cerberus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.4 cm TL
 
Thermarces pelophilum
[]

Photo by Sargent, P.

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

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Zoarces americanus
[Ocean pout]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.5 cm TL
 
Zoarces andriashevi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 32.7 cm TL
 
Zoarces elongatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 31.5 cm TL
 
Zoarces fedorovi
[]

Photo by Kim, J.-K.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 45.1 cm TL
Zoarces gillii Jordan & Starks, 1905

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Zoarces gillii
[]

Photo by Svensen, R.

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

Photo by Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Zoarces viviparus
[Eelpout]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pachycara gymninium Nakednape eelpout Northeast Pacific 42.2 SL 1988
Pachycara karenae Eastern Pacific 33.6 SL 2012
Pachycara lepinium Scalynape eelpout Northeast Pacific 46.5 SL 1988
Pachycara matallanasi Western Pacific 14.8 SL 2014
Pachycara mesoporum Southeast Pacific 48.5 SL 1989
Pachycara microcephalum Northeast Atlantic 7.7 SL 1902
Pachycara nazca Southeast Pacific 30.3 TL 1997
Pachycara pammelas Southeast Pacific 33.6 SL 1989
Pachycara priedei Southern Indian Ocean 23 SL 2007
Pachycara rimae Southeast Pacific 40.3 SL 1989
Pachycara saldanhai Atlantic Ocean 24.7 SL 2004
Pachycara shcherbachevi Eastern Indian Ocean 23.6 SL 1989
Pachycara sulaki Western Atlantic. 18.9 SL 1989
Pachycara suspectum Eastern Central Pacific 23 SL 1899
Pachycara thermophilum Atlantic Ocean 38.8 TL 1994
Patagolycus melastomus Southwest Atlantic 43.7 TL 2012
Phucocoetes latitans Southwest Atlantic 10.9 SL 1842
Piedrabuenia ringueleti Southwest Atlantic 24.2 SL 1977
Plesienchelys stehmanni Southwest Atlantic 20.2 SL 1977
Pogonolycus elegans Southeast Pacific and Sou 15.2 SL 1937
Pogonolycus marinae Southeast Pacific and Sou 6.9 SL 1988
Puzanovia rubra Northwest Pacific 38 TL 1975
Puzanovia virgata Northwest Pacific 27.9 SL 1982
Pyrolycus manusanus Western Central Pacific 17.1 SL 2002
Pyrolycus moelleri Southwest Pacific 23.9 SL 2006
Santelmoa antarctica Southern Ocean 33 SL 2012
Santelmoa carmenae Antarctic, Atlantic 27.7 SL 2010
Santelmoa elvirae Antarctic 35.1 SL 2011
Santelmoa fusca Southern Ocean 33 SL 2012
Seleniolycus laevifasciatus Southern Ocean 21 TL 1977
Seleniolycus pectoralis Pacific, Antarctic 38 SL 2006
Seleniolycus robertsi Pacific, Antarctic 39.3 SL 2006
Taranetzella lyoderma Looseskin eelpout North Pacific 15.8 SL 1952
Thermarces andersoni Eastern Pacific 27.6 NG 1986
Thermarces cerberus Eastern Pacific 21.8 SL 1986
Thermarces pelophilum Western Central Atlantic 12.4 TL 1999
Zoarces americanus Ocean pout Northwest Atlantic 110 TL 1801
Zoarces andriashevi Northwest Pacific 19.5 TL 2005
Zoarces elongatus Northwest Pacific 32.7 TL 1868
Zoarces fedorovi Northwestern Pacific 31.5 TL 2007
Zoarces gillii Northwest Pacific 45.1 TL 1905
Zoarces viviparus Eelpout Northeast Atlantic 52 TL 1758



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