| Occella | |
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| Occella dodecaedron | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Subfamily: | Brachyopsinae |
| Genus: | Occella D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925 |
| Type species | |
| Agonus dodecaedron | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Occella is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [2]
The Percidae are a family of ray-finned fish, part of the order Perciformes, which are found in fresh and brackish waters of the Northern Hemisphere. The majority are Nearctic, but there are also Palearctic species. The family contains more than 200 species in 11 genera. The perches, and their relatives are in this family; well-known species include the walleye, sauger, ruffe, and three species of perch. However, small fish known as darters are also a part of this family.
The Squaliformes are an order of sharks that includes about 126 species in seven families.
The poachers are a family (Agonidae) of small, bottom-dwelling, cold-water marine fish. They are also known as Irish lords, sea ravens, alligatorfishes, starsnouts, hooknoses, and rockheads. Poachers are notable for having elongated bodies covered by scales modified into bony plates, and for using their large pectoral fins to move in short bursts. The family includes about 59 species in some 25 genera, some of which are quite widespread.
Agonomalus is a genus of poachers native to the Pacific Ocean.
Agonopsis is a genus of poachers native to the Pacific Ocean.
Anoplagonus is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
Bathyagonus is a genus of poachers native to the Pacific Ocean.
Hypsagonus is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
Pallasina barbata, the tubenose poacher, is a species of poacher native to the northern Pacific Ocean. This species occurs at depths of from 0 to 105 metres. This species grows to a length of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
Percis is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
Podothecus is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
Sarritor is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
Stellerina xyosterna, the pricklebreast poacher, is a species of poacher native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Canada to northern Mexico. This species can be found on sandy or muddy bottoms at depths of from 5 to 75 metres. This species grows to a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
Xeneretmus is a genus of poachers native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Hemilepidotus, the Irish lords, is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Agonidae, the poachers and sea ravens. These fishes are found in northern Pacific, northern Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans.
The northern spearnose poacher is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers). It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1880, originally under the genus Agonus. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the eastern Pacific Ocean, including southeastern Alaska to southern California, USA. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 163 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in).
The Bering poacher is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers). It was described by Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau in 1813, originally in the genus Agonus. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the northern Pacific Ocean, including Kotzebue Sound, the northern Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, Akun Island, and the Gulf of Alaska. It dwells at a depth range of 0–325 metres. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 21.6 centimetres.
Occella iburia is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers). It was described by David Starr Jordan and Edwin Chapin Starks in 1904, originally in the genus Occa.
Occella kasawae is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers). It was described by David Starr Jordan and Carl Leavitt Hubbs, originally in the genus Iburiella. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including the southern Okhotsk Sea and Hokkaido, Japan. It dwells at a depth range of 12–140 metres.
Occella kuronumai is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers). It was described by Harry Wyman Freeman in 1951, originally in the genus Occa. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the coast of northern Honshu, Japan, in the Sea of Japan in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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