Gray starsnout explained

The gray starsnout (Bathyagonus alascanus), also known as the gray starsnout poacher in the United States,^[1] is a fish in the family Agonidae.^[2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1896.^[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the eastern Pacific Ocean, from the coast of the Bering Sea in Alaska, to the Oregon-California border. It dwells at a depth range of 18–252 metres, and inhabits rocky areas. Males can reach a maximum total length of 13 centimetres.^[2]

The species epithet "alascanus" refers to the species' type locality in Alaska. The Gray starsnout is preyed on by the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus).^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4159&GenusName=Bathyagonus&SpeciesName=alascanus&StockCode=4355 Common names for Bathyagonus alascanus
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Bathyagonus-alascanus.html Bathyagonus alascanus
3. Gilbert, C. H., 1896 (9 Dec.) [ref. 1628] The ichthyological collections of the steamer Albatross during the years 1890 and 1891. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 19 (for 1893) (art. 6): 393-476, Pls. 20-35.
4. http://www.fishbase.org/TrophicEco/PredatorList.php?ID=4159&GenusName=Bathyagonus&SpeciesName=alascanus Organisms preying on Bathyagonus alascanus