Agonidae
| Poachers | |
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| Alligatorfish (Aspidophoroides monopterygius) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: |
Agonidae Swainson, 1839 |
| Subfamilies & Genera | |
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Subfamily Agoninae |
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Subfamily Agoninae
Agonopsis
Agonus
Freemanichthys
Leptagonus
Podothecus
Sarritor
Subfamily Anoplagoninae
Anoplagonus
Aspidophoroides
Ulcina
Subfamily Bathyagoninae
Bathyagonus
Odontopyxis
Xeneretmus
Subfamily Bothragoninae
Bothragonus
Subfamily Brachyopsinae
Brachyopsis
Chesnonia
Occella
Pallasina
Stellerina
Tilesina
Subfamily Hypsagoninae
Agonomalus
Hypsagonus
Percis
The poachers are a family (Agonidae) of small, bottom-dwelling, cold-water marine fish. They are also known as alligatorfishes, starsnouts, hooknoses, and rockheads. Poachers are notable for having elongated bodies covered by scales modified into bony plates, and for using their large pectoral fins to move in short bursts. The family includes about 47 species in some 20 genera, some of which are quite widespread.
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