Hypsagonus
Appearance
Hypsagonus | |
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Fourhorn poacher, Hypsagonus quadricornis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Agonidae |
Subfamily: | Hypsagoninae |
Genus: | Hypsagonus T. N. Gill, 1861 |
Type species | |
Aspidophorus quadricornis Valenciennes, 1858[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Hypsagonus is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Hypsagonus corniger Taranetz, 1933
- Hypsagonus quadricornis (Valenciennes, 1829) (Fourhorn poacher)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypsagoninae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hypsagonus". FishBase. December 2012 version.