Species FAO code: OPT

Zoarces americanus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr loquette d'Amérique [Macrozoarces americanus synonym for Zoarces americanus]	–
Lithuania	lt ungurinė gyvavedė vėgėlė	–
Slovenia	sl ameriška ogorčica [Macrozoarces americanus synonym for Zoarces americanus]	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Zoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Atlantic, Northwest

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Zoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Scientific name

Zoarces americanus

Author

(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Rank

Species

FAO code

OPT

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyZoarcidae
    - GenusZoarces
      - SpeciesZoarces americanus

Synonyms

Blennius anguillaris Peck, 1804
Blennius viviparus unicolor Walbaum, 1792
Zoarces gronovii Valenciennes, 1836
Blennius americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Blennius gronovii (Valenciennes, 1836)
Zoarces anguillaris (Peck, 1804)
Blennius labrosus Mitchill, 1815
Blennius ciliatus Mitchill, 1814
Macrozoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Zoarces americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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