Southern spearnose poacher

The southern spearnose poacher (Agonopsis sterletus) is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1898, originally under the genus Averruncus. It is a marine, subtropical fish which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including California, USA to Baja California, Mexico. It dwells at a depth range of 42 to 91 m, and inhabits soft benthic sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 15 cm.