Eelpout

Iluocoetes fimbriatus

Eel of Western Atlantic

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
South America
Elongated
Medium
Temperate fish

Iluocoetes is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The only species in the genus is Iluocoetes fimbriatus. This species is found off southern South America, off Chile and Argentina, in the southeastern Pacific and southwestern Atlantic Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Zoarcidae
Genus: Iluocoetes
Maximum length: 35.6 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile and Argentina, including Tierra del Fuego (Ref. 27363 ).

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