Dragon poacher

The dragon poacher[2] (Percis japonica) is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers).[3] It was described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1769, originally under the genus Cottus.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling fish which is known from the northern Pacific Ocean, including the Sea of Japan (from which its species epithet is derived), the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Bering Sea. It dwells at a depth range of 19 to 750 metres (62 to 2,461 ft), and inhabits gravel, sand and mud sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 42 centimetres (17 in).[3]

Dragon poacher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Agonidae
Genus: Percis
Species:
P. japonica
Binomial name
Percis japonica
(Pallas, 1769)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cottus japonicus Pallas, 1769
  • Percis japonicus (Pallas, 1769)
  • Aspidophorus lisiza Lacepède, 1801
  • Agonus stegophthalmus Tilesius, 1813
  • Agonus curillicus Tilesius, 1813
  • Aspidophorus superciliosus Cuvier, 1829

The dragon poacher's diet consists of benthic crustaceans including shrimp, crabs, amphipods, as well as mysids, oligochaetes, and polychaetes.[5]

References
  1. Synonyms of Percis japonica at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Percis japonica at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Percis japonica at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Pallas, P. S., 1769 [ref. 20848] Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange. v. 1 (fasc. 7): 1-42, Pls. 1-6.
  5. Food items reported for Percis japonica at www.fishbase.org.


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