Maynea

Maynea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Subfamily: Lycodinae
Genus: Maynea
Cunningham, 1871
Species:
M. puncta
Binomial name
Maynea puncta
(Jenyns, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Conger punctus Jenyns, 1842
  • Maynea patagonica Cunningham, 1871

Maynea is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Its only species is Maynea puncta which is found in the Magellan Province of the southeastern Pacific Ocean and the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.