Agonopsis asperoculis

Agonopsis asperoculis is a fish in the family Agonidae.[1] It was described by William Francis Thompson in 1916.[2] It is a tropical, marine fish which is known from off the coasts of Argentina and the Falkland Islands, in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 18โ€“20 metres.[1]

Agonopsis asperoculis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Agonidae
Genus: Agonopsis
Species:
A. asperoculis
Binomial name
Agonopsis asperoculis
Thompson, 1916

References

  1. Agonopsis asperoculis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Thompson, W. F., 1916 (20 May) [ref. 4391] Fishes collected by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross" during 1888, between Montevideo, Uruguay, and Tome, Chile, on the voyage through the Straits of Magellan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 50 (no. 2133): 401โ€“476, Pls. 2โ€“6.


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