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Image Bank - Fishes

Limp Eelpout

Reference

IB2416

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Parrotfishes - SCARIDAE

Common Name

Limp Eelpout

Scientific Name

Melanostigma gelatinosum

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Eelspouts are found worldwide, mainly in cool temperate and polar waters.They are mostly small fishes, growing to 10-20 cm in length, with the largest species reaching about 1.1 m.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia