Eelpout
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Aiakas
Allolepsis
Andriashevia
Austrolycus
Bilabria
Bothrocara
Bothrocarina
Crossostomus
Dadyanos
Davidijordania
Derepodichthys
Dieidolycus
Eucryphycus
Exechodontes
Gymnelopsis
Gymnelus
Hadropareia
Hadropogonichthys
Iluocoetes
Krusensterniella
Letholycus
Lycenchelys
Lycodapus
Lycodes
Lycodichthys
Lycodonus
Lycogrammoides
Lyconema
Lycozoarces
Maynea
Melanostigma
Nalbantichthys
Notolycodes
Oidiphorus
Opaeophacus
Ophthalmolycus
Pachycara
Petroschmidtia
Phucocoetes
Piedrabuenia
Plesienchelys
Pogonolycus
Puzanovia
Pyrolycus
Seleniolycus
Taranetzella
Thermarces
Zoarces
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The eelpouts are a family (Zoarcidae) of perciform ray-finned fish. As the name suggests, they are somewhat eel-like in appearance, with elongate bodies and the dorsal and anal fins continuous with the caudal fin. All of the approximately 220 species are marine, mostly bottom-dwelling, some at great depths.
The largest member of the family is the ocean pout Zoarces americanus, which may reach 1.1 meter.
Other names for family members include unernak, slipskin, and fish doctor.