Rhino poacher

Bothragonus occidentalis

A rhinoceros head resting on cold northern Pacific floors

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Elongated
Small
Temperate fish

Bothragonus occidentalis is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by Georgii Ustinovich Lindberg in 1935. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Japan and Peter the Great Bay.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Agonidae
Genus: Bothragonus
Maximum length: 7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Hokkaido and Habomai islands in Japan and from Peter the Great Bay.

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