Blackfin poacher
| Blackfin poacher | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Genus: | Bathyagonus |
| Species: | B. nigripinnis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathyagonus nigripinnis Gilbert, 1890
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The blackfin poacher (Bathyagonus nigripinnis, also known as the blackfin starsnout poacher in the United States[1]) is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers).[2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1890.[3] It is a marine, boreal water-dwelling fish which is known from the northern Pacific Ocean, including and in Russia, in the Bering Sea, and Eureka, California, USA. It dwells at a depth range of 18–1290 metres, most often at around 400–700 m, and inhabits soft bottoms. It is known to live for a maximum of 9 years. Males can reach a maximum total length of 24.2 centimetres, but more commonly reach a TL of 20 cm.[2]
The Blackfin poacher is preyed on by the Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) and the Aleutian skate (Bathyraja aleutica).[4]
References[]
- ^ Common names for Bathyagonus nigripinnis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Bathyagonus nigripinnis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Gilbert, C. H., 1890 (1 July) [ref. 1623] A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797): 49-126.
- ^ Organisms preying on Bathyagonus nigripinnis at www.fishbase.org.
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