Zoarcidae

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.