Atlantic poacher (Leptagonus decagonus)

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General data
- Main name: Atlantic poacher
- Climates: Subpolar, Polar
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Europe, Asia, North America
- Distribution: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic ocean
Classification
- Genus: Leptagonus - Leptagonus
- Family: Agonidae - Poachers
- Order: Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
The Atlantic poacher (Leptagonus decagonus) is a species of poacher native to the northern oceans: Arctic to Northwest Atlantic and Northwest Pacific: Grand Bank and Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada in western Atlantic. 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. It is found at depths of from 0 to 930 metres (0 to 3,051 ft). This species grows to a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL. It is the only known member of its genus.