| Family: |
Agonidae (Poachers), subfamily: Agoninae |
| Max. size: |
27 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 18 - 975 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Japan to the Gulf of Anadyr and Norton Sound in the Bering Sea to the Aleutian chain and Alice Arm, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 6-7; Vertebrae: 45-48. Snout pointed, with a pair of barbels on its ventral surface. Free nasal margin serrated, with small spines. Branchial membranes fused with isthmus. |
| Biology: |
Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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