Pricklebreast poacher

Pricklebreast poacher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Agonidae
Subfamily: Brachyopsinae
Genus:
Cramer, 1896
Species:
S. xyosterna
Binomial name
Stellerina xyosterna

The pricklebreast poacher (Stellerina xyosterna) is a species of poacher native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Canada to northern Mexico. This species can be found on sandy or muddy bottoms at depths of from 5 to 75 metres (20 to 250 ft). This species grows to a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stellerina xyosterna". FishBase. December 2012 version.


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