Spotted cusk eel

Chilara taylori, the spotted cusk-eel, is a species of cusk-eel found along the eastern coast of the Pacific Ocean where it is found at depths of around 280 metres (920 ft) from Washington, United States to Ecuador. This species grows to a length of 40.4 centimetres (15.9 in) TL. It is the only known member of its genus.[2]

Spotted cusk eel

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Ophidiinae
Genus: Chilara
Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Species:
C. taylori
Binomial name
Chilara taylori
(Girard, 1858)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ophidion taylori Girard, 1858
  • Otophidium taylori (Girard, 1858)
  • Ophidion novaculum Harry, 1951

References
  1. Lea, B.; Béarez, P. & McCosker, J. (2010). "Chilara taylori". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183598A8141951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183598A8141951.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Chilara taylori" in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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