Stellerina xyosterna
Stellerina xyosterna (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
Pricklebreast poacher
Stellerina xyosterna
photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada


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Family:  Agonidae (Poachers), subfamily: Brachyopsinae
Max. size:  16 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 75 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, Canada to northern central Baja California, Mexico.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Caudal fin rounded. Pelvic fins reduced.
Biology:  Inhabits mud or sand bottom.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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