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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Agonidae |
Genus: | Anoplagonus |
Species: | A. inermis
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Binomial name | |
Anoplagonus inermis (
Günther, 1860)
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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. [3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1860. [4] It is a marine fish which dwells in temperate waters, and 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]
Smooth alligatorfish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Agonidae |
Genus: | Anoplagonus |
Species: | A. inermis
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Binomial name | |
Anoplagonus inermis (
Günther, 1860)
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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. [3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1860. [4] It is a marine fish which dwells in temperate waters, and 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]