Spotted cusk eel

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.^[1][2] This species grows to a length of 40.4 centimetres (15.9 in) TL.^[2] It is the only known member of its genus.^[3]

Spotted cusk eel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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[2]
Ophidion taylori Girard, 1858 Otophidium taylori (Girard, 1858) Ophidion novaculum Harry, 1951