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Crossostomus

Crossostomus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. They are found in the southeastern Pacific Ocean and the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.

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Jul 14, 2026
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Length
109 w
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Crossostomus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Subfamily: Lycodinae
Genus: Crossostomus
Lahille, 1908
Type species
Lycodes (Iluocoetes) fimbriatus

Crossostomus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. They are found in the southeastern Pacific Ocean and the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.2

Species

Crossostomus has two valid species within it:

  • Crossostomus chilensis (Regan, 1913)
  • Crossostomus fasciatus (Lönnberg, 1905)
References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lycodinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Crossostomus". FishBase. June 2022 version.