Zoarces
| Zoarces Temporal range: Pleistocene to Present | |
|---|---|
| Zoarces viviparus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Zoarcidae |
| Subfamily: | Zoarcinae Swainson, 1839 |
| Genus: | Zoarces Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Blennius viviparus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macrozoarces Gill, 1863 | |
Zoarces is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. It is the only genus in the subfamily Zoarcinae. These eelpouts are found in the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific Oceans.