Atlantic poacher

Atlantic poacher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Agonidae
Subfamily: Agoninae
Genus:
T. N. Gill, 1861
Species:
L. decagonus
Binomial name
Leptagonus decagonus
Synonyms[2]
  • Agonus decagonus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Aspidophorus spinosissimus Krøyer, 1845
  • Aspidophorus malarmoides Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1853
  • Leptagonus decagonus pacificus Schmidt, 1950

The Atlantic poacher (Leptagonus decagonus) is a species of poacher native to the northern oceans. It is found at depths of from 0 to 930 metres (0 to 3,051 ft). This species grows to a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

  1. ^ Lorance, P.; Florin, A.; Keskin, Ç. (2015). "Leptagonus decagonus (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18227194A44721419. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leptagonus decagonus". FishBase. August 2022 version.


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