Ocean pout

Ocean pout
	Ocean pout at the Woods Hole Science Aquarium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Zoarcidae
Genus:	Zoarces
Species:	Z. americanus
Binomial name
	Zoarces americanus; (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms
	Blennius americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 ; Macrozoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) ; Blennius viviparus unicolor Walbaum, 1792 ; Blennius anguillaris Peck, 1804 ; Zoarces anguillaris (Peck, 1804) ; Blennius ciliatus Mitchill, 1814 ; Blennius labrosus Mitchill, 1815 ; Zoarces gronovii Valenciennes, 1836 ; Blennius gronovii (Valenciennes, 1836) ;

The ocean pout (Zoarces americanus) is an eelpout in the family Zoarcidae. It is found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of New England and eastern Canada. The fish has antifreeze proteins in its blood, giving it the ability to survive in near-freezing waters.

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