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Phucocoetes

Phucocoetes is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Its only species is Phucocoetes latitans which is found in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean off Argentina and the Falkland Islands.

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Phucocoetes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Subfamily: Lycodinae
Genus: Phucocoetes
Jenyns, 18712
Species:
P. latitans
Binomial name
Phucocoetes latitans
Jenyns, 1842

Phucocoetes is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Its only species is Phucocoetes latitans which is found in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean off Argentina and the Falkland Islands.3

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References

  1. Møller, P.R. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Phucocoetes latitans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T155053A115265281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155053A4717184.en. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lycodinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Phucocoetes latitans". FishBase. June 2022 version.