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fourhorn poacher

Hypsagonus quadricornis

Classification

Family
Agonidae

The fourhorn poacher (Hypsagonus quadricornis), also known as the four-horned sea-poacher, is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1829, originally under the genus Aspidophorus (now Agonus). It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the northern Pacific Ocean, including the Sea of Okhotsk, the Sea of Japan, the Bering Sea, the Kuril Islands, and Washington, USA.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 3