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Agonus cataphractus

Agonus cataphractus

9.9
A small fish found in northern Atlantic waters with bony armor plates
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Agonus cataphractus is known for its bony armor plates along its body.

Examples

  • Marine biologists studied the habitat preferences of Agonus cataphractus during winter months.

  • Fishermen sometimes catch Agonus cataphractus unintentionally while targeting other northern Atlantic species.

  • The Agonus cataphractus is a unique species of fish.

  • Have you ever seen an Agonus cataphractus in the wild?

  • Fishermen sometimes catch Agonus cataphractus unintentionally while targeting other northern Atlantic species.

  • Marine biologists studied the habitat preferences of Agonus cataphractus during winter months.

  • The Agonus cataphractus is known for its bony armor plates along its body.

Synonyms

pogge
vsAgonus cataphractus
  • UK
9.9

A small sea fish with bony plates found in the northern Atlantic

is the formal scientific name used in classification

Surface Forms

Agonus cataphractus singular
Agonus cataphracti plural

Morphology

Agonus + cataphractus

This is a Linnaean binomial (genus + specific epithet): knowing 'Agonus' as a genus of marine poacher fishes and understanding binomial naming allows a learner to infer it denotes a species of Agonus. However the second element 'cataphractus' is Latin/Greek and not glossed here, and taxonomic naming conventions are specialist knowledge, so the exact referent and nuances are not fully predictable to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Agonus cataphractus comes from old words, and the second part, cataphractus, means 'armoured' or 'covered in plates'. The fish really has hard bony plates along its body, so the name gives a clear picture of an 'armoured' fish and explains why we call it that today.