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Podothecus hamlini Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 |
| Family: | Agonidae (Poachers), subfamily: Agoninae | |||
| Max. size: | 17 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 33 - 55 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Okhotsk Sea of Iturup and Hokkaido Islands; Japan Sea. Wide-ranging in northern part, from Korean Peninsula to southern Sakhalin I. and western coast of Hokkaido. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 8-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 8-10; Vertebrae: 40-42. This species is distinguished by the following characters: two pairs of patches of barbels on the ventral surface of snout, with 10-13 barbels in both patches on each side; upper preopercular spine with a well-expanded lateral keel; 2-2.5 plates in DLR between tip of depressed first dorsal fin and origin of second dorsal fin; the dorsal and lateral plates of caudal peduncle with pronounced spines; body sides behind head without transverse black bands; general body background colour is greenish-brown (Ref. 130867). | |||
| Biology: | Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||