Biology:Southern spearnose poacher

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Southern spearnose poacher
Agonopsis sterletus FMIB 33335 Averruncus Sterletus New species.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Agonidae
Genus: Agonopsis
Species:
A. sterletus
Binomial name
Agonopsis sterletus
(Gilbert, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Averruncus sterletus Gilbert, 1898

The southern spearnose poacher (Agonopsis sterletus) is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers).[2][3] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1898, originally under the genus Averruncus. It is a marine, subtropical fish which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including California , United States to Baja California, Mexico. It dwells at a depth range of 42 to 91 metres (138 to 299 ft), and inhabits soft benthic sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in).[3]

References

  1. Synonyms of Agonopsis sterletus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Agonopsis sterletus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Agonopsis sterletus at www.fishbase.org.

Wikidata ☰ Q2224761 entry