Animalia > Chordata > Scorpaeniformes > Agonidae > Bothragonus > Bothragonus swanii

Bothragonus swanii (Rockhead; Deep-pitted sea-poacher; Deep-pitted poacher)

Synonyms: Bathyagonus swani; Bothragonus swani; Hypsagonus swanii
Language: Danish; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The rockhead (Bothragonus swanii, also known as the deep-pitted poacher or the deep-pitted sea-poacher) is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers). It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1876, originally in the genus Hypsagonus. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Carmel Bay, California down to depths of 18 metres. It can also inhabit the intertidal zone. Males can reach a maximum total length of 8.9 centimetres.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve II 366714 British Columbia, Canada
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve II 137900 British Columbia, Canada

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0