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Patagonian Blenny

Eleginops maclovinus

Classification

The Patagonian blennie (Eleginops maclovinus), also known as the rock cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, belonging to the monotypic family Eleginopidae and monotypic genus Eleginops. It is found in coastal and estuarine habitats around southernmost South America. Taxonomy The Patagonian blennie was first formally described in 1830 as Eleginus maclovinus by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with the type locality given as the Falkland Islands.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Argentina · 992Chile · 874United Kingdom · 33