Northern spearnose poacher

Northern spearnose poacher
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Cottoidei
Family:	Agonidae
Genus:	Agonopsis
Species:	A. vulsa
Binomial name
	Agonopsis vulsa; (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880)
Synonyms
	Agonus vulsus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 ; Podothecus vulsus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) ; Stelgis vulsus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) ; Averruncus emmelane Jordan & Starks, 1895 ; Agonopsis emmelane (Jordan & Starks, 1895) ; Xystes axinophrys Jordan & Starks, 1895 ;

The northern spearnose poacher (Agonopsis vulsa), also known as the window-tailed sea-poacher or the windowtail poacher, is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1880, originally under the genus Agonus. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the eastern Pacific Ocean, including southeastern Alaska to southern California, USA. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 163 metres (0 to 535 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in).

The northern spearnose poacher is sometimes used as a public aquarium fish.

References

↑ Synonyms of Agonopsis vulsa at www.fishbase.org.
↑ Common names for Agonopsis vulsa at www.fishbase.org.
1 2 3 Agonopsis vulsa at www.fishbase.org.
↑ Jordan, D. S. and C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (2 Nov.) [ref. 18354] Description of a new agonoid (Agonus vulsus), from the coast of California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 3 (no. 162): 330-332.

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[1] Synonyms of Agonopsis vulsa at www.fishbase.org.

[2] Common names for Agonopsis vulsa at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-3] 1 2 3 Agonopsis vulsa at www.fishbase.org.

[Jordan_&_Gilbert,_1880-4] Jordan, D. S. and C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (2 Nov.) [ref. 18354] Description of a new agonoid (Agonus vulsus), from the coast of California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 3 (no. 162): 330-332.