Hypsagoninae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Agonidae, part of the sculpin superfamily Cottoidea. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean.[2]
| Hypsagoninae | |
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| Fourhorn poacher (Hypsagonus quadricorni) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypsagoninae Gill, 1861[1] |
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Taxonomy
editHypsagoninae was first proposed as a taxonomic grouping in 1861 by the American zoologist Theodore Gill. Some workers have regarded the genus Agonomalus as synonymous with Hypsagonus and place the two remaining genera in the subfamily Percidinae which was also named by Gill in 1897.[1] However, most authorities recognise the three genera and place them in the subfamily Hypsagoninae.[3] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the Hypsagoninae within the family Agonidae, part of the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins.[2]
Genera
editHypsagoninae contains following 3 genera:[4]
- Agonomalus Guichenot, 1866
- Hypsagonus Gill, 1861
- Percis Scopoli, 1777
Characteristics
editHypsagoninae sculpins typically have deep, laterally compressed bodies with a terminal mouth which has nearly equal jaws, The rear edge of the orbit is convex. The bony plates on the body are arranged in groups and rows which are bot clearly distinct and do not have exact margins and are made up of plates that differ in size and shape. There are plates on the first dorsal fin and the pectoral fin and there is no enlarged plate on the snout. The first dorsal fin is supported by strong spines.[3] The smallest species is the kelp poacher (Agonomalus mozinoi) which has a maximum published total length of 8.9 cm (3.5 in) while the largest is the dragon poacher (Percis japonica) ith a maximum published total length of 42 cm (17 in).[5]
Distribution
editHypsagoninae sculpins are found in the northern Pacific Ocean from Japan north to the Chukchi Sea and south to California.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ^ a b J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 467–495. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ a b c Sheiko, B. A. and C. W. Mecklenburg (2004). "Family Agonidae Swainson 1839 — poachers" (PDF). California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes. 30.
- ^ 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.). "Family Agonidae". FishBase. August 2022 version.