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Hypsagonus quadricornis (Valenciennes, 1829)

Fourhorn poacher
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Canada country information

Common names: Fourhorn poacher, Four-horned sea-poacher
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Pacific coast (Ref. 6885). Also Ref. 4925. In range Ref. 2850.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Agonidae (Poachers) > Hypsagoninae
Etymology: Hypsagonus: Greek, hypi = high + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 452 m (Ref. 50550), usually 100 - 150 m (Ref. 56580).   Temperate; 1°C - 9°C (Ref. 56580); 62°N - 46°N, 171°E - 121°W (Ref. 57307)

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