Smooth alligatorfish
| Smooth alligatorfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Genus: | Anoplagonus |
| Species: | A. inermis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anoplagonus inermis (Günther, 1860) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Smooth alligatorfish (Anoplagonus inermis, also known as the Smooth poacher or the Smooth sea-poacher[2]) is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers).[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1860.[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the northern Pacific Ocean, including California, USA, and possibly Korea. It dwells at a depth range of 8-102 metres, usually around rocks. Males can reach a maximum total length of 15 centimetres.[3]
The Smooth alligatorfish is preyed upon by the Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis).[5] It is often caught by shrimp trawlers.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Anoplagonus inermis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Anoplagonus inermis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Anoplagonus inermis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Günther, A. 1860 (13 Oct.) [ref. 1963] Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Squamipinnes, Cirrhitidae, Triglidae, Trachinidae, Sciaenidae, Polynemidae, Sphyraenidae, Trichiuridae, Scombridae, Carangidae, Xiphiidae. British Mus., London. v. 2: i-xxi + 1-548
- ↑ Organisms preying on Anoplagonus inermis at www.fishbase.org.
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