Blacktip poacher explained

The blacktip poacher^[1] (Xeneretmus latifrons) is a fish in the family Agonidae.^[2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1890.^[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling fish which is known from British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 18–400 metres, and inhabits soft benthic sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 19 centimetres.^[2]

The blacktip poacher is preyed on by hake,^[4] flatfish, and lancetfish.^[2] Its own diet consists of mysid crustaceans.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4173&GenusName=Xeneretmus&SpeciesName=latifrons&StockCode=4369 Common names for Xeneretmus latifrons
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Xeneretmus-latifrons.html Xeneretmus latifrons
3. 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.
4. http://www.fishbase.org/TrophicEco/PredatorList.php?ID=4173&GenusName=Xeneretmus&SpeciesName=latifrons Organisms preying on Xeneretmus latifrons
5. http://www.fishbase.org/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=4369&genus=Xeneretmus&species=latifrons Food items reported for Xeneretmus latifrons