Spotted cusk eel
Spotted cusk eel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Ophidiidae |
Subfamily: | Ophidiinae |
Genus: | Chilara Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
Species: | C. taylori |
Binomial name | |
Chilara taylori (Girard, 1858) | |
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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 down to around 280 metres (920 ft) from Washington, United States to Ecuador.[1][2] This species grows to a length of 40.4 centimetres (15.9 in) TL.[2] It is the only known member of its genus.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lea, B.; Béarez, P. & McCosker, J. (2010). "Chilara taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183598A8141951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183598A8141951.en.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chilara taylori". FishBase. June 2022 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Chilara in FishBase. June 2022 version.