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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae Eelpouts
Subfamily: Gymnelinae
Genus: Melanostigma

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by Flescher, D.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Melanostigma atlanticum Koefoed, 1952

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Melanostigma atlanticum
[Atlantic soft pout]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 11.4 cm TL
 
Melanostigma bathium
[]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Melanostigma gelatinosum Günther, 1881

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Melanostigma gelatinosum
[Limp eelpout]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Melanostigma inexpectatum
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Melanostigma orientale
[]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Melanostigma pammelas Gilbert, 1896

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Melanostigma pammelas
[Midwater eelpout]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Melanostigma vitiazi Parin, 1980

Photo by FAO
 
Melanostigma vitiazi
[]
7 Species of Family Zoarcidae with Genus Melanostigma
(Eelpouts)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1952 Melanostigma atlanticum Atlantic soft pout Northwest Atlantic 15 TL
1965 Melanostigma bathium Southeast Pacific 11.4 TL
1881 Melanostigma gelatinosum Limp eelpout Circumglobal. 29 TL
1977 Melanostigma inexpectatum Western Central Pacific 10.1 SL
1971 Melanostigma orientale Northwest Pacific
1896 Melanostigma pammelas Midwater eelpout Northeast Pacific 11 TL
1980 Melanostigma vitiazi Indo-West Pacific 17 TL



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