Notched-fin eelpout

Zoarces elongatus

Thirty Two Point Seven Centimeters Eel of Japanese Waters

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Medium
Temperate fish

Zoarces elongatus, the eastern viviparous blenny, is an eelpout in the family Zoarcidae. Z. elongatus was described by Rudolf Kner in 1868. The species is endemic to the Northwest Pacific, in such areas as the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk and the coastal waters of China.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Zoarcidae
Genus: Zoarces
Maximum length: 32.7 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the eastern coast of Hokkaido (Ref. 559 ); also in China (Ref. 11954 ).

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