Atlantic poacher (Leptagonus decagonus) fish species and information / pictures of Atlantic poacher - Leptagonus decagonus

Atlantic poacher (Leptagonus decagonus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Leptagonus decagonus

Common Name
Atlantic poacher

Biology
Inhabits muddy bottoms at temperatures of 4.4 to -1.7 ?C (Ref. 4700). Benthic, possibly bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on pelagic and benthic crustaceans and polychaetes (Ref. 4700).

Classification

Classified By
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Poachers (Agonidae)

Distribution

Region
Arctic to Northwest Atlantic and Northwest Pacific
Distribution
Arctic to Northwest Atlantic and Northwest Pacific: Grand Bank and Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada in western Atlantic (Ref. 7251). Eastern Atlantic: Spitsbergen and Finmarken coasts in Norway eastward to White Sea, Barents Sea and Kara Sea; also Iceland and Greenland. Also Okhotsk and Bering seas.
Range
83°N - 43°N, 117°W - 36°E

Environment

Climate
Polar
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
0 m
Depth To - meters
930 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 930 m (Ref. 50550), usually 75 - 230 m (Ref. 42091)
Trophic Level
3.21 s.e. 0.36 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
21.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 1,088)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated