Longnose poacher (Sarritor leptorhynchus)

Scientific name: Sarritor leptorhynchus Gilbert, 1896

Longnose poacher (Sarritor leptorhynchus)

The Longnose poacher (Sarritor leptorhynchus) is a marine fish of the family Agonidae. Native range: North Pacific, Bering Sea to southeastern Alaska. Also reported from northern Japan, the Sea of Japan and the Okhotsk.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8; Vertebrae: 43 - 45. Snout pointed, with a pair of barbels on its ventral surface; free nasal margin smooth; branchial membranes fused with isthmus.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sarritor leptorhynchus
Family
Agonidae (Poachers)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Depth range
20–460 m (66–1509 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 20 - 460 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: Bering Sea to southeastern Alaska. Also reported from northern Japan, the Sea of Japan and the Okhotsk.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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