Hypsagoninae
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| Hypsagoninae | |
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| Fourhorn poacher (Hypsagonus quadricorni) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypsagoninae Gill, 1861[1] |
| Genera | |
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Hypsagoninae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Agonidae, part of the sculpin superfamily Cottoidea. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean.[2]
Hypsagoninae was first proposed as a taxonomic grouping in 1861 by the American zoologist Theodore Gill. Some workers have regarded the genus Agonomalus as synonymous with Hypsagonus and place the two remaining genera in the subfamily Percidinae which was also named by Gill in 1897.[1] However, most authorities recognise the three genera and place them in the subfamily Hypsagoninae.[3] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the Hypsagoninae within the family Agonidae, part of the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins.[2]
Genera
Hypsagoninae contains following 3 genera:[4]
- Agonomalus Guichenot, 1866
- Hypsagonus Gill, 1861
- Percis Scopoli, 1777