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Agonopsis sterletus (Gilbert, 1898)

Southern spearnose poacher
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Agonidae (Poachers) > Agoninae
Etymology: Agonopsis: Greek, a = without + Greek, gonos = race, generation + Greek, ops = similar (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gilbert.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 42 - 91 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical

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Eastern Central Pacific: San Simeon in central California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found over soft bottoms (Ref. 2850).

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De la Cruz Agüero, J., M. Arellano Martínez, V.M. Cota Gómez and G. de la Cruz-Agüero, 1997. Catalogo de los peces marinos de Baja California Sur. IPN-CICIMAR, La Paz, Mexico. P. 346. (Ref. 37955)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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