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Spotted cusk eel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Ophidiidae
Subfamily:	Ophidiinae
Genus:	Chilara Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Species:	C. taylori
Binomial name
Chilara taylori (Girard, 1858)
Synonyms
Ophidion taylori Girard, 1858 Otophidium taylori (Girard, 1858) Ophidion novaculum Harry, 1951

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. This species grows to a length of 40.4 centimetres (15.9 in) TL. It is the only known member of its genus.

References

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chilara taylori". FishBase. June 2022 version.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chilara". FishBase. June 2022 version.

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