Blackfin poacher

The blackfin poacher (Bathyagonus nigripinnis, also known as the blackfin starsnout poacher in the United States[1]) is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers).[2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1890.[3] It is a marine, boreal water-dwelling fish which is known from the northern Pacific Ocean, including Komandorski Island and Avachin Bay in Russia, St. Mathew Island in the Bering Sea, and Eureka, California, USA. It dwells at a depth range of 18–1290 metres, most often at around 400–700 m, and inhabits soft bottoms. It is known to live for a maximum of 9 years. Males can reach a maximum total length of 24.2 centimetres, but more commonly reach a TL of 20 cm.[2]

Blackfin poacher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Agonidae
Genus: Bathyagonus
Species:
B. nigripinnis
Binomial name
Bathyagonus nigripinnis
Gilbert, 1890

The Blackfin poacher is preyed on by the Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) and the Aleutian skate (Bathyraja aleutica).[4]

References
  1. Common names for Bathyagonus nigripinnis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Bathyagonus nigripinnis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Gilbert, C. H., 1890 (1 July) [ref. 1623] A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797): 49-126.
  4. Organisms preying on Bathyagonus nigripinnis at www.fishbase.org.


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