Sawback poacher (Sarritor frenatus)

Scientific name: Sarritor frenatus Gilbert, 1896

The Sawback poacher (Sarritor frenatus) is a marine fish of the family Agonidae. Native range: 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.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal spines: 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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name: Sarritor frenatus
Family: Agonidae (Poachers)
Order: Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 27.0
Depth range: 18–975 m (59–3199 ft)
Environment: Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 975 m
Climate: Temperate
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.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
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.

Last updated 27 September 2026