Sawback poacher
📖 Overview
Sawback poacher (Sarritor frenatus), first described by Gilbert, 1896 is a medium-sized fish in the family Agonidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 27.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 18 to 975 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 45 - 48. Snout pointed, with a pair of barbels on its ventral surface. Free nasal margin serrated, with small spines. Branchial membranes fused with isthmus.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sawback poacher is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 975 m . Temperate; 68°N - 49°N, 15°E - 132°W North Pacific: Japan to the Gulf of Anadyr and Norton Sound in the Bering Sea to the Aleutian chain and Alice Arm, British Columbia, Canada.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | sawback poacher |
| 🇫🇷French | agone à dos denté |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | ヤセテングトクビレ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Тонкохвостая лисичка |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leptagonus frenatus | Gilbert | 1896 | Synonym |
| Odontopyxis frenatus | Gilbert | 1896 | Synonym |
| Sarritor frenatus frenatus | Gilbert | 1896 | Synonym |
| Sarritor frenatus occidentalis | Lindberg & Andriashev | 1937 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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