Agonomalus proboscidalis

Agonomalus proboscidalis
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)
Synonyms
  • Aspidophorus proboscidalis Valenciennes, 1858
  • Hypsagonus proboscidalis (Valenciennes, 1858)

Agonomalus proboscidalis is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1858, originally under the genus Aspidophorus (now Agonus). 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).

Agonomalus proboscidalis is a commercial aquarium fish.

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