''Agonopsis chiloensis'', the snailfish, is a fish in the family

Agonidae Agonidae is a family of small, bottom-dwelling, cold-water marine fish. Common names for members of this family include poachers, Irish lords, sea ravens, alligatorfishes, starsnouts, hooknoses, and rockheads. They are notable for having elongate ...

.''Agonopsis chiloensis''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Leonard Jenyns in 1840.Jenyns, L., 1840-42 ef. 2344''Fish. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R. N., during the years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith, Elder, and Co.'' Issued in 4 parts. i-xvi + 1-172, Pls. 1-29. It is a

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fish which is known from the southeastern Pacific and southwestern Atlantic Ocean, including Chile, Patagonia, and Argentina. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 3–400 metres. Males can reach a maximum

standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...

of 12.5 centimetres. ''Agonopsis chiloensis'' is preyed upon by '' Cottoperca gobio'', imperial shag, '' Pinguipes chilensis'', and the

narrowmouthed catshark The narrowmouthed catshark (''Schroederichthys bivius'') is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found from central Chile around the Straits of Magellan, to Argentina between latitudes 23° S and 56° S, at depths down to about in the Atla ...

.Organisms preying on ''Agonopsis chiloensis''
at www.fishbase.org. It is of no commercial interest to

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chiloensis Taxa named by Leonard Jenyns Fish described in 1840 {{Scorpaeniformes-stub