Biology:Atlantic poacher

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Short description: Species of fish

Atlantic poacher
Leptagonus decagonus1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Agonidae
Subfamily: Agoninae
Genus: Leptagonus
T. N. Gill, 1861
Species:
L. decagonus
Binomial name
Leptagonus decagonus
(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1853 Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Schmidt, 1950 Aspidophorus spinosissimus
  • Agonus decagonus Krøyer, 1845
  • Aspidophorus malarmoides Leptagonus decagonus pacificus

The Atlantic poacher (Leptagonus decagonus) is a species of poacher native to the northern oceans. It is found at depths of from 0 to 930 metres (0 to 3,051 ft). This species grows to a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Leptagonus decagonus" in FishBase. August 2022 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1532535 entry