| Family: |
Agonidae (Poachers), subfamily: Hemitripterinae |
| Max. size: |
35 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 550 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Karaginskiy and Commander islands, Bering Sea to Okhotsk and Japan seas; one record from the western Gulf of Alaska. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 17-19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-15. Body covered with many small tubercles; head large, with numerous bony humps and ridges; spinous dorsal fin deeply emarginate, its base longer than that of the soft dorsal fin; jaws, prevomer and palatines with broad bands of conical teeth (Ref. 559). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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