Agonomalus proboscidalis
Agonomalus proboscidalis is a fish in the family Agonidae.[2] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1858, originally under the genus Aspidophorus (now Agonus).[3] It is a marine, polar water-dwelling fish which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including northern Japan, the Sea of Japan, and the Sea of Okhotsk. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 20 to 102 metres (66 to 335 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in).[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Genus: | Agonomalus |
| Species: | A. proboscidalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonomalus proboscidalis (Valenciennes, 1858) | |
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References
- Synonyms of Agonomalus proboscidalis at www.fishbase.org.
- Agonomalus proboscidalis at www.fishbase.org.
- Valenciennes, A. 1858 [ref. 17871] Description d'une nouvelle espèce d'Aspidophore pêché dans l'une des anses du port de l'empereur Nicolas ... Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences. v. 47: 1040-1043.
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