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 down to around 280 metres (920 ft) from Washington, United States to Ecuador.[1][2] This species grows to a length of 40.4 centimetres (15.9 in) TL.[2] It is the only known member of its genus.[3]
| Spotted cusk eel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophidiinae |
| Genus: | Chilara Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
| Species: | C. taylori
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| Binomial name | |
| Chilara taylori (Girard, 1858)
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References
edit- ^ a b Lea, B.; Béarez, P. & McCosker, J. (2010). "Chilara taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183598A8141951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183598A8141951.en.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chilara taylori". FishBase. June 2022 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chilara". FishBase. June 2022 version.
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