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Bothragonus occidentalis

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Bothragonus occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Agonidae
Genus: Bothragonus
Species:
B. occidentalis
Binomial name
Bothragonus occidentalis
Lindberg, 1935

Bothragonus occidentalis is a fish in the family Agonidae.[1] It was described by Georgii Ustinovich Lindberg in 1935.[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Japan and Peter the Great Bay. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 0–100 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 7 centimetres.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bothragonus occidentalis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Lindberg, G. U., 1935 [ref. 13712] Description of a new species Bothragonus occidentalis (Agonidae Pisces) from the Sea of Japan. Izvestia Akademii nauk Soiuza Sotsialisticheskikh Reespublik. VII Seriia, Otdelenie matematischeskikh i estestvennykh nauk = Bulletin de l'Académie des sciences de 'Union des Républiques Sovuétiques Socialistes. VII Série, Classe des sciences + 1935: 1223-1227.