| Agonopsis chiloensis | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Genus: | Agonopsis |
| Species: | A. chiloensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Agonopsis chiloensis (
Jenyns, 1840)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Agonopsis chiloensis, the snailfish, [2] is a fish in the family Agonidae. [3] It was described by Leonard Jenyns in 1840. [4] It is a subtropical, marine fish which is known from the southeastern Pacific and southwestern Atlantic Ocean, including Chile, Patagonia, and Argentina. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 3–400 metres. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 12.5 centimetres. [3]
Agonopsis chiloensis is preyed upon by Cottoperca gobio, imperial shag, Pinguipes chilensis, and the narrowmouthed catshark. [5] It is of no commercial interest to fisheries. [3]
- ^ Synonyms of Agonopsis chiloensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Agonopsis chiloensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Agonopsis chiloensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Jenyns, L., 1840-42 [ref. 2344] Fish. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R. N., during the years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith, Elder, and Co. Issued in 4 parts. i-xvi + 1-172, Pls. 1-29.
- ^ Organisms preying on Agonopsis chiloensis at www.fishbase.org.
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| Agonopsis chiloensis | |
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Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Genus: | Agonopsis |
| Species: | A. chiloensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Agonopsis chiloensis (
Jenyns, 1840)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Agonopsis chiloensis, the snailfish, [2] is a fish in the family Agonidae. [3] It was described by Leonard Jenyns in 1840. [4] It is a subtropical, marine fish which is known from the southeastern Pacific and southwestern Atlantic Ocean, including Chile, Patagonia, and Argentina. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 3–400 metres. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 12.5 centimetres. [3]
Agonopsis chiloensis is preyed upon by Cottoperca gobio, imperial shag, Pinguipes chilensis, and the narrowmouthed catshark. [5] It is of no commercial interest to fisheries. [3]
- ^ Synonyms of Agonopsis chiloensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Agonopsis chiloensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Agonopsis chiloensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Jenyns, L., 1840-42 [ref. 2344] Fish. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R. N., during the years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith, Elder, and Co. Issued in 4 parts. i-xvi + 1-172, Pls. 1-29.
- ^ Organisms preying on Agonopsis chiloensis at www.fishbase.org.
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