Eelpouts
(image here)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Zoarcidae
Genera
    Aiakas
    Allolepsis
    Andriashevia
    Austrolycus
    Bilabria
    Bothrocara
    Bothrocarina
    Crossostomus
    Dadyanos
    Davidijordania
    Derepodichthys
    Dieidolycus
    Eucryphycus
    Exechodontes
    Gymnelopsis
    Gymnelus
    Hadropareia
    Hadropogonichthys
    Iluocoetes
    Krusensterniella
    Letholycus
    Lycenchelys
    Lycodapus
    Lycodes
    Lycodichthys
    Lycodonus
    Lycogrammoides
    Lyconema
    Lycozoarces
    Maynea
    Melanostigma
    Nalbantichthys
    Notolycodes
    Oidiphorus
    Opaeophacus
    Ophthalmolycus
    Pachycara
    Petroschmidtia
    Phucocoetes
    Piedrabuenia
    Plesienchelys
    Pogonolycus
    Puzanovia
    Pyrolycus
    Seleniolycus
    Taranetzella
    Thermarces
    Zoarces

The eelpouts are a family (Zoarcidae) of perciform ray-finned fish. As the name suggests, they are somewhat eel-like in appearance, with elongate bodies and the dorsal and anal fins continuous with the caudal fin. All of the approximately 220 species are marine, mostly bottom-dwelling, some at great depths.

The largest member of the family is the ocean pout Zoarces americanus, which may reach 1.1 meter.

Other names for family members include unernak, slipskin, and fish doctor.