Moose eelpout

Barbapellis pterygalces

A lone female eelpout known from the Southern Ocean

Brown
Purple
Polar
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Southern Ocean
Anguilliform
Medium
Cold-water fish

The moose eelpout (Barbapellis pterygalces) is a species of zoarcid fish found in Southern Ocean. This species is only known from a single adult female specimen from off Terre Adélie. This species is the only known member of its genus.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Zoarcidae
Genus: Barbapellis
Maximum length: 20.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southern Ocean: off Terre Adélie.

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