spotted cusk-eel

Chilara taylori

Forty Point Four Centimeters Eel of the Pacific Ocean

spotted cusk-eel is known around Eastern Pacific as a fish; The largest recorded length is 40.4 cm, and its body is an eel-like body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Chilara
Maximum length: 40.4 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Washington, USA to Baja California and Ecuador. Record from the Gulf of California is doubtful.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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