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Zoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Ocean pout
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Ocean pout
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to Delaware (rarely to Virginia; doubtfully to North Carolina) (Ref. 7251). Museum: off Massachusetts, VIMS uncat. (Ref. 11954).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Zoarcinae
Etymology: Zoarces: Greek, zoarkes, -es = that gives life (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; saumâtre démersal; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 0 - 388 m (Ref. 58426).   Temperate; ? - 10°C (Ref. 35432); 63°N - 37°N, 80°W - 43°W

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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