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Aspidophoroides monopterygius (Bloch, 1786)

Description

Common Names

  • Almindelig krokodilleulk , Danish , Denmark
  • Aleutian alligatorfish , English , USA
  • Aleutian alligatorfish , English , Alaska
  • Aleutian alligatorfish , English , Global
  • Alligatorfish , English , Canada
  • Alligatorfish , English , USA
  • Atlantic alligatorfish , English , Canada
  • Bartoni kilprüühärg , Estonian , Estonia
  • Harilik kilprüühärg , Estonian , Estonia
  • Poisson-alligator atlantique , French , Canada
  • Poisson-alligator atlantique , French , Canada
  • Alligatorfisch , German , Germany
  • Tatetokubire , Japanese , Japan
  • 单鳍八角鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 單鰭八角魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 巴氏单鳍八角鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 巴氏單鰭八角魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Shchitonos , Russian , Russia
  • аспидофороидес , Russian , Russia
  • лисичка морская , Russian , Russia
  • щитонос Бартона , Russian , Russia

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

    Family: Agonidae

    Genus: Aspidophoroides

    Species: Aspidophoroides monopterygius (Bloch, 1786)

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Northwest Atlantic: western Greenland and Labrador in Canada to Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA.

    • Biology

    Occurs primarily in the lower sections of the shelf all year (depths of 80-200 m) (Ref. 41410). Inhabits sand and mud bottoms, with temperature range of -1.07 to 2.52°C (Ref. 5951). Feeds on crustaceans and bottom fauna (Ref. 58426).

    Habitat

    demersal