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Argentinolycus elongatus
Argentinolycus is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Its only species is Argentinolycus elongatus which is found in coastal southern eastern South America.
From the article Argentinolycus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Argentinolycus is endemic to the coastal waters of southern Argentina from Puerto Madryn south to Tierra del Fuego. this species occurs in the intertidal zone down to depths of 40 m (130 ft).
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
Argentinolycus Is a compound of Argentina, the country the only species is endemic to and lykos, which means "wolf", a common element in the names of Southern eelpouts.The specific name means elongated, this species originally being regarded as an elongated form of Iluocoetes fimbriatus.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 622069.