Jeff Rotman / Ocean pout (Macrozoarces americanus) on rocky sea bottom, Stellwagon Bank, Massachusetts, New England, USA, North Atlantic Ocean.

Jeff Rotman / Fisheries observer weighing Ocean pout (Zoarces americanus) to ensure it conforms with legal standards. Stellwagen Bank, New England, United States, North Atlantic Ocean, December 2011.

Sue Daly / A shoal of Pouting / Pout / Bib (Trisopterus luscus). Channel Islands, UK, July.

David Shale / Eel Pout {Melanostigma atlanticum} from 655 - 1358m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Eel Pout {Melanostigma atlanticum} from 655 - 1358m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

Scott Leslie / North-atlantic Ocean Pout (Macrozoarces americanus), Nova Scotia, Canada

Scott Leslie / North-atlantic Ocean Pout (Macrozoarces americanus) portrait, Nova Scotia, Canada

Alex Mustard / Shoal of Bib / Pouting (Trisopterus luscus) sheltering beneath a jetty. Swanage, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. English Channel. North East Atlantic