| Percis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypsagoninae |
| Genus: | Percis Scopoli, 1777 |
| Type species | |
| Cottus japonicus Pallas, 1769 | |
Percis is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [1]
Poaching has been defined as the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights. Poaching was once performed by impoverished peasants for subsistence purposes and to supplement meager diets. It was set against the hunting privileges of nobility and territorial rulers.
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.
Bathyagonus is a genus of poachers native to the Pacific Ocean.
Bothragonus is a genus of poachers native to the Pacific Ocean.
Chesnonia verrucosa, the warty poacher, is a species of poacher native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean where it is found at depths of from 18 to 425 metres. This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
Hypsagonus is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
Leptagonus decagonus, the Atlantic poacher, is a species of poacher native to the northern oceans. It is found at depths of from 0 to 930 metres. This species grows to a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
Occella is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
Odontopyxis trispinosa, the pygmy poacher, is a species of poacher that is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean along the North American coast from southern Alaska to northern Mexico. This species occurs at depths of from 9 to 373 metres. This species grows to a length of 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) TL. This species is commonly displayed in public aquariums. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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.
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.
Bothragonus swanii, the rockhead, deep-pitted poacher or deep-pitted sea-poacher, is a fish in the poacher family, Agonidae. 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.
The dragon poacher is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers). It was described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1769, originally under the genus Cottus. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling fish which is known from the northern Pacific Ocean, including the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Bering Sea. It dwells at a depth range of 19 to 750 metres, and inhabits gravel, sand and mud sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 42 centimetres (17 in).
Percis matsuii is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers). It was described by Matsubara in 1936. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling fish which is known from southern Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 200 to 500 metres, and inhabits sand and mud sediments. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in).
Ryukyupercis is a monotypic genus of percomorph fish from the family Pinguipedidae, the sandperches. The only species in the genus, Ryukyupercis gushikeni, the rosy grubfish, is found in the Indo-Pacific from Japan to north western Australia. The generic name is a compound of Ryukyu after the Ryukyu Islands where the type specimen was collected and "percis" a suffix for many of the genera in the Pinguipediae, the specific name honours Mr Soko Gushiken, a who gave the describer of the species, Tetsuo Yoshino, many specimens.
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