Tubenose poacher (Pallasina barbata)

Scientific name: Pallasina barbata Steindachner, 1876

Tubenose poacher (Pallasina barbata)

The Tubenose poacher (Pallasina barbata) is a marine fish of the family Agonidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 13. Caudal fin rounded. Preserved specimens dark brown, darker dorsally, paler ventrally. A stripe on head, from tip of snout to, through part between temporal ridge and uppermost preopercular spine, to posterior upper part of opercle. Fins pale, except for the dark caudal fin. Tiny spots on dorsal and pectoral fin rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pallasina barbata
Family
Agonidae (Poachers)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.0
Depth range
0–105 m (0–344 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 105 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and to Bodega Bay, central California, USA. Past works (e.g. Hart 1973, ) recognized two subspecies, Pallasina barbata barbata occurring in the Bering Sea and along the Asian coast through the Sea of Okhotsk to Japan and Pallasina barbata aix occurring from the Gulf of Alaska to California, USA, as well as Kamchatka and Japan. Sheiko 1993 on the other hand recognizes both Pallasina barbata and Pallasina aix as valid species.
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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