Scientific Name
Leptagonus decagonus

Common Name
Atlantic poacher

Biology
Inhabits muddy bottoms at temperatures of 4.4 to -1.7 ?C (Ref. 4700). Benthic, possibly bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on pelagic and benthic crustaceans and polychaetes (Ref. 4700).

Classification

Classified By

Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Poachers (Agonidae)

Distribution

Region

Arctic to Northwest Atlantic and Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Arctic to Northwest Atlantic and Northwest Pacific: Grand Bank and Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada in western Atlantic (Ref. 7251). Eastern Atlantic: Spitsbergen and Finmarken coasts in Norway eastward to White Sea, Barents Sea and Kara Sea; also Iceland and Greenland. Also Okhotsk and Bering seas.

Range

83°N - 43°N, 117°W - 36°E

Environment

Climate

Polar

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

930 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 930 m (Ref. 50550), usually 75 - 230 m (Ref. 42091)

Trophic Level

3.21 s.e. 0.36 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

21.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 1,088)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated