Podothecus accipenserinus

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
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• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Agonidae

Distribution: Arctic , northern North Atlantic, North Pacific, and southern South America. Usually elongate body, covered with bony plates . Pelvic fins thoracic ; spine 1, soft rays 2. Dorsal fins 1 or 2; first dorsal fin, when present, spines 2-21; second dorsal fin soft rays 4-14 . Anal fin soft rays 4-28. Principal caudal fin rays 10-12. Branchiostegal rays 5 or 6. Basihyal rudimentary or absent. Tubular bones 1 or absent. Predorsal bone absent. Swimbladder absent. Vertebrae 34-47. Maximum length about 30 cm.The family Agonidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Scorpaeniformes. It contains 20 genera and 44 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is balistiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be sluggish. Members of this family have been dated back to the lower Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, a = without + gone = descent, origin

Habitat

Common on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850).

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Biology

Diet

Feeds on worms, crustaceans, and small fishes (Ref. 4925).

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Agonus accipenserinus Tilesius, 1813
2. Agonus acipenserinus Tilesius, 1813
3. Phalangistes accipenserinus (Tilesius, 1813)
4. Phalangistes acipenserinus Pallas, 1814
5. Podothecus accipenserinus (Tilesius, 1813)
6. Podothecus acipenserinus (Tilesius, 1813)
7. Podothecus peristethus Gill, 1861

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Family : Poachers .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Podothecus

There are approximately 11 species in this genus:

P. acipenserinus (Sturgeon Poacher) · P. accipenserinus (Sturgeon Poacher) · P. acepenserinus · P. hamlini · P. hamliniin · P. podothecus gilberti · P. sachi · P. sturiodes · P. sturioides · P. thomsoni · P. veternus (Veteran Poacher)

Bibliography

• Eschmeyer, W.N. (1997). PISCES. Eschmeyer's PISCES database as published on the Internet in June 1997, URL: gopher://gopher.calacademy.org:640/7.
• Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983). A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p.
• Hart, J.L. (1973). Pacific fishes of Canada. Fish. Res. Board Can. Bull. 180:1-740.
• Kanayama T. (1991). Taxonomy and phylogeny of the family Agonidae (Pisces: Scorpaenifomes). Mem. Fac. Fish. Hokkaido Univ. (38)1-2: 1-199.
• Lamb, A. and P. Edgell (1986). Coastal fishes of the Pacific northwest. Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd., B.C., Canada. 224 p.
• Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984). The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1 (text). Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text), 370 pls.
• Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg and L.K. Thorsteinson (2002). Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
• Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al. 1991. Common and Scientific Names fo Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 183. ISBN: 0-913235-70-9.

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• Garavello, Júlio (from FishBase).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

• Alaska Ocean Observing System: Arctic Ocean Diversity
• Burke Museum: University of Washington Fish Collection
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NODC WOD01 Plankton Database
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: North Pacific Groundfish Observer (North Pacific Research Board)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• University of Alaska Museum of the North: University of Alaska Museum of the North Fish Collection
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3764868
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-147788
• Fishbase Species ID: 4153
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1705931
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 644358
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFC4F13010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 121138

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