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,
Ide (fish) German "orf", through the Latin "orphus" meaning a "sea fish" or "sea perch" which in turn derives from the Greek "orphōs". The generic name "Leuciscus" is derived from the Greek word "leykiskos" which means "white mullet". There are two recognised subspecies of the ide: The ide is a rather plump, sturdily built fish with a deep body, although not especially so. The peduncle of the caudal fin is thick. When they are small ide have dark backs and silvery sides but older fish develop a golden sheen along the flanks. At all ages the eye is yellow and the pectoral