Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
Family: Zoarcidae Eelpouts
Subfamily: Gymnelinae
Genus: Krusensterniella

(See list of species below)



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8 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Krusensterniella infans Moppet eelpout Northwest Pacific 8.3 TL 2022
Krusensterniella kurilensis Kuril prickled eelpout Northwest Pacific 9.9 TL 2022
Krusensterniella maculata Maculated prickled eelpout Northwest Pacific 14 TL 1938
Krusensterniella multispinosa Multispine prickled eelpout Northwest Pacific 12.5 SL 1922
Krusensterniella notabilis Notable prickled eelpout Northwest Pacific 18.9 TL 1904
Krusensterniella pavlovskii Pavlovski prickled eelpout Northwest Pacific 12.4 SL 1955
Krusensterniella pseudomaculata Tricksy prickled eelpout Northwest Pacific 12.7 TL 2022
Krusensterniella squamosa Scaly prickled eelpout Northwest Pacific 9 TL 2022



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