Kingdom Animalia Family Ophidiidae Rank Species | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Ophidiiformes | |
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Genus Chilara
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 Similar Ophidiiformes, Lepophidium, Ophidiinae, Bassozetus, Spectrunculus |
Chilara taylori, the spotted cusk-eel, is a species of cusk-eel found along the eastern coast of the Pacific Ocean where it is found at depths of around 280 metres (920 ft) from Washington, United States to Ecuador. This species grows to a length of 40.4 centimetres (15.9 in) TL. It is the only known member of its genus.
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