Zoarces

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Zoarces Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes		Family Zoarcidae Higher classification Eelpout Rank Genus

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.

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

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