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cuskpout

Derepodichthys alepidotus

Classification

Family
Zoarcidae

The cuskpout (Derepodichthys alepidotus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Derepodichthys and is found in the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy The cuskpout was first formally described in 1896 by the American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert with its type locality given as off Queen Charlotte Island in British Columbia.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 4Mexico · 2