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Spinycheek starsnout
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Agonidae
Genus:	Bathyagonus
Species:	B. infraspinatus
Binomial name
Bathyagonus infraspinatus (Gilbert, 1904)
Synonyms
Xeneretmus infraspinatus Gilbert, 1904 Asterotheca infraspinata (Gilbert, 1904) Bathyagonus infraspinata (Gilbert, 1904)

The spinycheek starsnout (Bathyagonus infraspinatus) is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1904.

It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the eastern Pacific Ocean, including the coast of the Bering Sea in Alaska, and Eureka, California, USA. It dwells at a depth range of 18–183 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 12 centimetres.

References

1. Synonyms of Bathyagonus infraspinatus at www.fishbase.org.
2. Common names for Bathyagonus infraspinatus at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Bathyagonus infraspinatus at www.fishbase.org.
4. Gilbert, C. H., 1904 (20 Aug.) Notes on fishes from the Pacific coast of North America. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 3) v. 3 (no. 9): 255-271, Pls. 25-29.

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