Alligatorfish maximum total length of 22 centimetres, but more commonly reach a TL of 14.2 cm. The Alligatorfish is preyed on by the Atlantic halibut ("Hippoglossus hippoglossus") and the Pacific halibut ("Hippoglossus stenolepis"). Its own diet consists primarily of benthic crustaceans and bottom fauna. Alligatorfish The Alligatorfish (Aspidophoroides monopterygius, also known commonly as the Aleutian alligatorfish and the Atlantic alligatorfish) is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers). It was described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1786. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, including western Greenland; Labrador, Canada; and Cape Cod, Massachusetts,
Flat pebblesnail Flat pebblesnail The flat pebblesnail ("Lepyrium showalteri") is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lithoglyphidae. This species is endemic to the United States. This snail has been listed as endangered on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered species since October 28, 1998. "Lepyrium showalteri" is the only species in the genus Lepyrium. "Lepyrium showalteri" is the type species of the genus "Lepyrium". Lepyriidae is a synonym of Lithoglyphinae. The flat pebblesnail is a small snail in the family Lithoglyphidae; however, the species has a large and distinctive-looking shell. This snail's