Agonomalus jordani is a fish in the family Agonidae.[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Edwin Chapin Starks in 1904.[3]

Agonomalus jordani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Agonidae
Genus: Agonomalus
Species:
A. jordani
Binomial name
Agonomalus jordani
Jordan & Starks, 1904
Synonyms[1]
  • Hypsagonus jordani (Jordan & Starks, 1904)
  • Agonomalus jordani Schmidt, 1904
  • Agonomalus severus Gratzianov, 1907
  • Agonomalus brashnikowi Pavlenko, 1910

It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Japan, the east sea of Korea, and Sakhalin. It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 105 metres (33 to 344 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 11 centimetres (4.3 in).[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Synonyms of Agonomalus jordani at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Agonomalus jordani at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Jordan, D. S. and E. C. Starks, 1904 (23 Feb.) [ref. 10665] A review of the Japanese fishes of the family of Agonidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 27 (no. 1365): 575-599.