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Zoarces

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Zoarces

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Zoarcidae

Higher classification
  
Eelpout

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Viviparous eelpout, Ocean pout

Viviparous eelpout zoarces viviparus tropical fish


Zoarces is a genus of eelpouts in the Zoarcidae family. The members of this genus are ovoviviparous, giving birth to live young.

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Species include:

  • Zoarces americanus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) - ocean pout
  • Zoarces andriashevi (Parin, Grigoryev & Karmovskaya, 2005)
  • Zoarces elongatus (Kner, 1868)
  • Zoarces fedorovi (Chereshnev, Nazarkin & Chegodayeva, 2007)
  • Zoarces gillii (Jordan and Starks, 1905) - blotched eelpout
  • Zoarces viviparus (Linnaeus, 1758) - viviparous eelpout
  • Zoarces 7 13 11


    References

    Zoarces Wikipedia