Bigeye poacher explained

The bigeye poacher (Bathyagonus pentacanthus), also known commonly as the bigeye starsnout or the bigeye starsnout poacher,^[1] is a fish in the family Agonidae.^[2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1890.^[3] It is a marine, subtropical fish which is known from the Gulf of Alaska to southern California, USA, in the northern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 110–910 metres, and inhabits soft bottoms. Males can reach a maximum total length of 23 centimetres.^[2]

The bigeye poacher is preyed on by the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus).^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4162&GenusName=Bathyagonus&SpeciesName=pentacanthus&StockCode=4358 Common names for Bathyagonus pentacanthus
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Bathyagonus-pentacanthus.html Bathyagonus pentacanthus
3. Gilbert, C. H., 1890 (1 July) [ref. 1623] A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797): 49-126.
4. http://www.fishbase.org/TrophicEco/PredatorList.php?ID=4162&GenusName=Bathyagonus&SpeciesName=pentacanthus Organisms preying on Bathyagonus pentacanthus