Spotted cusk eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Ophidiidae |
Subfamily: | Ophidiinae |
Genus: |
Chilara Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
Species: | C. taylori
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Binomial name | |
Chilara taylori (
Girard, 1858)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Chilara taylori, the spotted cusk-eel, is a species of cusk-eel found along the eastern coast of the Pacific Ocean where it is found at depths down to around 280 metres (920 ft) from Washington, United States to Ecuador. [1] [2] This species grows to a length of 40.4 centimetres (15.9 in) TL. [2] It is the only known member of its genus. [3]