The bluespotted poacherCommon names for Xeneretmus triacanthus at www.fishbase.org. (Xeneretmus triacanthus) is a fish in the family Agonidae.Xeneretmus triacanthus at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1890, originally in the genus Xenochirus.Gilbert, C. H., 1890 (1 July) [ref. 1623] A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797): 49-126.
This marine, deep water-dwelling fish is known from British Columbia, Canada to northern central Baja California, Mexico, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It inhabits soft benthic sediments at depths ranging from 73 to 373 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 18 centimetres.
The bluespotted poacher is preyed on by the California sea lion.Organisms preying on Xeneretmus triacanthus at www.fishbase.org.
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