Tubenose poacher
📖 Overview
Inhabits intertidal areas and to 55 m depth, possibly to 128 m . Often found among eelgrasses or seaweeds .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
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 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tubenose poacher is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 105 m . Temperate North Pacific: Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and to Bodega Bay, central California, USA.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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