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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
Family: Zoarcidae Eelpouts
Subfamily: Gymnelinae
Genus: Gymnelus

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11 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gymnelus andersoni Arctic 14 TL 1998
Gymnelus diporus Northwest Pacific 10.7 TL 2000
Gymnelus gracilis Northwest Pacific 8.2 TL 2000
Gymnelus hemifasciatus Halfbarred pout Arctic 10.5 SL 1937
Gymnelus obscurus North Pacific 15.6 TL 2000
Gymnelus pauciporus Northwest Pacific 13.6 SL 1982
Gymnelus popovi Aleutian pout North Pacific 10 SL 1935
Gymnelus retrodorsalis Aurora unernak Arctic to Northeast Atlan 14 TL 1913
Gymnelus soldatovi Northwest Pacific 11.1 TL 2000
Gymnelus taeniatus Northeast Atlantic 1999
Gymnelus viridis Fish doctor Arctic 56 TL 1780



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