Agonopsis sterletus (Gilbert, 1898). Southern Spearnose Poacher. To 15.1 cm (5.9 in) SL (Orange County Sanitation District, unpublished data, from Danny Tang, pers. comm. to M.L.); about 17 cm (6.7 in) TL. San Simeon Point, central California (Miller and Lea 1972) to near southern tip of Baja California (22°54’N) (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1993). Benthic; depth: 3–213 m (10–699 ft) (min.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California; max.: NWFSC-FRAM).