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Family: Agonidae Poachers



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30 species (see list below)
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Photo by Tibbatts, B.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Agonomalus mozinoi Wilimovsky & Wilson, 1979

Photo by Photo by Tibbatts, B.
 
Agonomalus mozinoi
[Kelp poacher]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Agonopsis vulsa (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Agonopsis vulsa
[Northern spearnose poacher]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Anoplagonus inermis
[Smooth alligatorfish]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Aspidophoroides monopterygius (Bloch, 1786)

Photo by Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Aspidophoroides monopterygius
[Alligatorfish]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Arctic to Northwest Atlan
Max. Length 8.6 cm TL
Aspidophoroides olrikii Lütken, 1877

Photo by Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Aspidophoroides olrikii
[Arctic alligatorfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Bathyagonus alascanus
[Gray starsnout]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Bathyagonus infraspinatus
[Spinycheek starsnout]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 24.2 cm TL
Bathyagonus nigripinnis Gilbert, 1890

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyagonus nigripinnis
[Blackfin poacher]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Bathyagonus pentacanthus
[Bigeye poacher]

Photo by Van Orden, W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Blepsias bilobus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Photo by Van Orden, W.
 
Blepsias bilobus
[Crested sculpin]

Photo by Love, M.

North Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Blepsias cirrhosus (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Photo by Love, M.
 
Blepsias cirrhosus
[Silverspotted sculpin]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
 
Bothragonus swanii
[Rockhead]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Chesnonia verrucosa
[Warty poacher]

Photo by Boyland, J.

North Pacific
Max. Length 73 cm TL
Hemitripterus bolini (Myers, 1934)

Photo by Photo by Boyland, J.
 
Hemitripterus bolini
[Bigmouth sculpin]

Photo by Markevich, A.I.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Hemitripterus villosus (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Photo by Markevich, A.I.
 
Hemitripterus villosus
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Hypsagonus quadricornis (Valenciennes, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Hypsagonus quadricornis
[Fourhorn poacher]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Nautichthys oculofasciatus (Girard, 1858)

Photo by Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Nautichthys oculofasciatus
[Sailfin sculpin]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific and adjacen
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Nautichthys pribilovius (Jordan & Gilbert, 1898)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Nautichthys pribilovius
[Eyeshade sculpin]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Nautichthys robustus
[Shortmast sculpin]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

North Pacific
Max. Length 21.6 cm SL
Occella dodecaedron (Tilesius, 1813)

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Occella dodecaedron
[Bering poacher]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Odontopyxis trispinosa Lockington, 1880

Photo by Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Odontopyxis trispinosa
[Pygmy poacher]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

North Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Pallasina barbata (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Pallasina barbata
[Tubenose poacher]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Percis japonica (Pallas, 1769)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Percis japonica
[Dragon poacher]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
Podothecus accipenserinus (Tilesius, 1813)

Photo by Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Podothecus accipenserinus
[Sturgeon poacher]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Sarritor frenatus (Gilbert, 1896)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Sarritor frenatus
[Sawback poacher]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Sarritor leptorhynchus (Gilbert, 1896)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Sarritor leptorhynchus
[Longnose poacher]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Stellerina xyosterna (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Stellerina xyosterna
[Pricklebreast poacher]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Xeneretmus latifrons
[Blacktip poacher]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Xeneretmus leiops Gilbert, 1915

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Xeneretmus leiops
[Smooth-eye poacher]

Photo by Hopkins Seaside Laboratory

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Xeneretmus triacanthus (Gilbert, 1890)

Photo by Photo by Hopkins Seaside Laboratory
 
Xeneretmus triacanthus
[Bluespotted poacher]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Agonomalus mozinoi Kelp poacher Eastern Pacific 8.9 TL 1979
Agonopsis vulsa Northern spearnose poacher Eastern Pacific 20 TL 1880
Anoplagonus inermis Smooth alligatorfish North Pacific 15 TL 1860
Aspidophoroides monopterygius Alligatorfish Northwest Atlantic 22 TL 1786
Aspidophoroides olrikii Arctic alligatorfish Arctic to Northwest Atlan 8.6 TL 1877
Bathyagonus alascanus Gray starsnout Eastern Pacific 13 TL 1896
Bathyagonus infraspinatus Spinycheek starsnout Eastern Pacific 12 TL 1904
Bathyagonus nigripinnis Blackfin poacher North Pacific 24.2 TL 1890
Bathyagonus pentacanthus Bigeye poacher North Pacific 23 TL 1890
Blepsias bilobus Crested sculpin North Pacific 25 SL 1829
Blepsias cirrhosus Silverspotted sculpin North Pacific 20 SL 1814
Bothragonus swanii Rockhead Eastern Pacific 8.9 TL 1876
Chesnonia verrucosa Warty poacher Northeast Pacific 20 TL 1880
Hemitripterus bolini Bigmouth sculpin North Pacific 73 TL 1934
Hemitripterus villosus Northwest Pacific 35 SL 1814
Hypsagonus quadricornis Fourhorn poacher North Pacific 12 TL 1829
Nautichthys oculofasciatus Sailfin sculpin Eastern Pacific 20 TL 1858
Nautichthys pribilovius Eyeshade sculpin North Pacific and adjacen 9 TL 1898
Nautichthys robustus Shortmast sculpin North Pacific 8 TL 1970
Occella dodecaedron Bering poacher North Pacific 21.6 SL 1813
Odontopyxis trispinosa Pygmy poacher Eastern Pacific 9.5 TL 1880
Pallasina barbata Tubenose poacher North Pacific 17 TL 1876
Percis japonica Dragon poacher North Pacific 42 TL 1769
Podothecus accipenserinus Sturgeon poacher North Pacific 30.5 TL 1813
Sarritor frenatus Sawback poacher North Pacific 27 TL 1896
Sarritor leptorhynchus Longnose poacher North Pacific 25 TL 1896
Stellerina xyosterna Pricklebreast poacher Eastern Pacific 16 TL 1880
Xeneretmus latifrons Blacktip poacher Eastern Pacific 19 TL 1890
Xeneretmus leiops Smooth-eye poacher Eastern Pacific 24 TL 1915
Xeneretmus triacanthus Bluespotted poacher Eastern Pacific 18 TL 1890



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