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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
Family: Zoarcidae Eelpouts
Subfamily: Lycodinae
Genus: Bothrocara

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8 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bothrocara brunneum Twoline eelpout North Pacific 74 TL 1890
Bothrocara elongatum Eastern Central Pacific 51.5 SL 1899
Bothrocara hollandi Northwest Pacific 31.8 SL 1925
Bothrocara molle Soft eelpout North Pacific 56 TL 1890
Bothrocara nyx Northeast Pacific 21.7 SL 2005
Bothrocara pusillum Alaska eelpout Northeast Pacific 14.5 SL 1890
Bothrocara soldatovi Northwest Pacific 1950
Bothrocara tanakae Northwest Pacific 64.5 SL 1925



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