Anoplagonus occidentalis

Anoplagonus occidentalis is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers).[1] It was described by Georgii Ustinovich Lindberg in 1950.[2] It is a marine fish which dwells in temperate waters, and is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 40–120 metres. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 10 centimetres.[1]

Anoplagonus occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Agonidae
Genus: Anoplagonus
Species:
A. occidentalis
Binomial name
Anoplagonus occidentalis
Lindberg, 1950

References

  1. Anoplagonus occidentalis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Lindberg, G. U., 1950 [ref. 20240] Description of a new species in the genus Anoplagonus Gill (Pisces, Agonidae) from the Sea of Japan. Issled. Dal'nevost. Morei SSSR v. 2: 303-304.


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