Persimmon eelpout

The persimmon eelpout (Eucryphycus californicus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, an eelpout, belonging to the family Zoarcidae. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Eucryphycus. This fish is found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean off California.

Persimmon eelpout
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Zoarcidae
Subfamily:	Lycodinae
Genus:	Eucryphycus M. E. Anderson, 1988
Species:	E. californicus
Binomial name
Eucryphycus californicus (Starks & Mann, 1911)
Synonyms[1]
Maynea californica Starks & Mann, 1911