Scientific Name
Percis japonica

Common Name
Dragon poacher

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9; Vertebrae: 40 - 42. Snout round, without a barbel on its anterior tip; dorsum highly elevated at nape (Ref. 559). Branchial membranes united, free from isthmus (Ref. 559). Bony plate on body with a large sharp spine (Ref. 559).

Classification

Classified By

Pallas, 1769

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Poachers (Agonidae)

Distribution

Region

North Pacific

Distribution

North Pacific: Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

19 m

Depth To - meters

750 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 19 - 750 m (Ref. 50550)

Trophic Level

3.08 s.e. 0.29 Based on diet studies.

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

42.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated