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prowfish

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Also known as: Zaprora silenus

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annotated classification

In perciform: Annotated classification
Family Zaproridae (prowfish) A single species (Zaprora silenus) like a shorter, deeper-bodied prickleback; pelvic fins absent; size up to 2.8 metres (9 feet); deeper coastal waters to 350 metres (about 1,150 feet), California to Alaska. Family Scytalinidae (graveldivers) Eel-like, with dorsal and anal fins soft-rayed and not
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