Zoarces Temporal range: Pleistocene to Present[1]
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Zoarces viviparus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Zoarcidae |
Subfamily: | Zoarcinae Swainson, 1839[2] |
Genus: | Zoarces Cuvier, 1829 |
Type species | |
Blennius viviparus Linnaeus, 1758
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Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Macrozoarces Gill, 1863 |
Zoarces is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. It is the only genus in the subfamily Zoarcinae. These eelpouts are found in the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific Oceans.