Spinycheek starsnout
| Spinycheek starsnout | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Genus: | Bathyagonus |
| Species: | B. infraspinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathyagonus infraspinatus (Gilbert, 1904) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The spinycheek starsnout[2] (Bathyagonus infraspinatus) is a fish in the family Agonidae.[3] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1904.[4]
It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the eastern Pacific Ocean, including the coast of the Bering Sea in Alaska, and Eureka, California, USA. It dwells at a depth range of 18–183 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 12 centimetres.[3]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Bathyagonus infraspinatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Bathyagonus infraspinatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Bathyagonus infraspinatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Gilbert, C. H., 1904 (20 Aug.) [ref. 12422] Notes on fishes from the Pacific coast of North America. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 3) v. 3 (no. 9): 255-271, Pls. 25-29.