| Family: |
Agonidae (Poachers), subfamily: Anoplagoninae |
| Max. size: |
8.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 632 m |
| Distribution: |
Arctic to Northwest Atlantic and Northwest to Northeast Pacific: Hudson Bay and Labrador in Canada and Greenland. Also in the Barents Sea, Kara Sea, White Sea and Siberia (Ref. 4700); Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait, Bering Sea and Anadyr Gulf (Ref. 6876). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-7; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 5-7. Caudal fin rounded. Upper parts brownish-grey, with a few dark spots or bands, lower parts light (Ref. 4700). |
| Biology: |
Found on sand and mud bottoms, at temperatures mostly below 0°C, rarely to 2-3°C or more and salinities of 33-35 ppt (Ref. 4700). Benthic (Ref. 58426). Minimum depth reported at 7m (Ref. 5951). Feeds on small amphipods, ostracods and nemertine worms (Ref. 4700). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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