| Family: |
Agonidae (Poachers), subfamily: Hypsagoninae |
| Max. size: |
42 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 19 - 750 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 5-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 40-42. Snout round, without a barbel on its anterior tip; dorsum highly elevated at nape (Ref. 559). Branchial membranes united, free from isthmus (Ref. 559). Bony plate on body with a large sharp spine (Ref. 559). |
| Biology: |
Found over rocky gravel and muddy sand bottoms (Ref. 43939). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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