Spotted cusk eel
| 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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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 of around 280 metres (920 ft) from Washington, United States to Ecuador. This species grows to a length of 40.4 centimetres (15.9 in) TL. It is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
- ^ Lea, B.; Béarez, P.; McCosker, J. (2010). "Chilara taylori". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183598A8141951. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Chilara taylori" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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