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Bigeye poacher
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Agonidae
Genus:	Bathyagonus
Species:	B. pentacanthus
Binomial name
Bathyagonus pentacanthus (Gilbert, 1890)
Synonyms
Xenochirus pentacanthus Gilbert, 1890 Asterotheca pentacantha (Gilbert, 1890) Asterotheca pentacanthus (Gilbert, 1890) Xenertmus pentacanthus (Gilbert, 1890)

The bigeye poacher (Bathyagonus pentacanthus), also known commonly as the bigeye starsnout or the bigeye starsnout poacher, is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1890. It is a marine, subtropical fish which is known from the Gulf of Alaska to southern California, USA, in the northern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 110–910 metres, and inhabits soft bottoms. Males can reach a maximum total length of 23 centimetres.

The bigeye poacher is preyed on by the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus).

References

1. Synonyms of Bathyagonus pentacanthus at www.fishbase.org.
2. Common names for Bathyagonus pentacanthus at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Bathyagonus pentacanthus at www.fishbase.org.
4. Gilbert, C. H., 1890 (1 July) A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797): 49-126.
5. Organisms preying on Bathyagonus pentacanthus at www.fishbase.org.

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