Veteran poacher
| Veteran poacher | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Genus: | Podothecus |
| Species: | P. veternus |
| Binomial name | |
| Podothecus veternus Jordan & Starks, 1895 | |
The Veteran poacher[1] (Podothecus veternus) is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers).[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Edwin Chapin Starks in 1895.[3] It is a marine, polar water-dwelling fish which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Peter the Great Bay; Robben Island, Sakhalin; and the Sea of Okhotsk. It dwells at a depth range 10 to 605 metres (33 to 1,985 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 28 centimetres (11 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Common names of Podothecus veternus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Podothecus veternus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Jordan, D. S. and E. C. Starks, 1895 (21 Dec.) [ref. 2522] The fishes of Puget Sound. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5: 785-855, Pls. 76-104.
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