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Cuskpout
Derepodichthys alepidotus
The cuskpout (Derepodichthys alepidotus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Derepodichthys and is found in the eastern North Pacific Ocean.
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Range & habitat
The cuskpout is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia south to central California. It is a bathydemersal species found at depths between 1,000 and 2,904 m (3,281 and 9,528 ft).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
The cuskpout's genus name is a combination of dere, which means "neck" or "throat", with "pous", meaning "foot," an allusions to the pelvic fins being reduced to a thin, unbranched filament, both starting from a base which juts out and which is situated well forward, underneath the eye, and this is suffixed with ichthys, meaning "fish". The specific name, alepidotus prefixes a, meaning "without", on lepidotus which means "scaly", alluding to scaleless body which also lacks a lateral line.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 218248.