Biology:Bathyagonus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Bathyagonus
Bathyagonus nigripinnis.jpg
Bathyagonus nigripinnis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Agonidae
Subfamily: Bathyagoninae
Genus: Bathyagonus
C. H. Gilbert, 1890

Bathyagonus is a genus of poachers (bottom-dwelling cold-water marine fish) native to the Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Bathyagonus alascanus (C. H. Gilbert, 1896) (Gray starsnout)
  • Bathyagonus infraspinatus (C. H. Gilbert, 1904) (Spinycheek starsnout)
  • Bathyagonus nigripinnis C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Blackfin poacher)
  • Bathyagonus pentacanthus (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Bigeye poacher)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Bathyagonus in FishBase. December 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1449141 entry