Nalbantichthys elongatus

Nalbantichthys elongatus

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Small

Nalbanichthys is a monospecific genus belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Its only species is Nalbanichthys elongatus which is found in the southern Bering Sea. The genus name honours the Romanian ichthyologist Theodor Nalbant who sent specimens to Leonard Peter Schultz for him to describe.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Zoarcidae
Genus: Nalbantichthys
Maximum length: 13.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: North Pacific: south central Bering Sea.

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