Bluespotted poacher explained

The bluespotted poacher^[1] (Xeneretmus triacanthus) is a fish in the family Agonidae.^[2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1890, originally in the genus Xenochirus.^[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling fish which is known from British Columbia, Canada to northern central Baja California, Mexico, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 73–373 metres, and inhabits soft benthic sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 18 centimetres.^[2]

The bluespotted poacher is preyed on by the California sea lion.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4176&GenusName=Xeneretmus&SpeciesName=triacanthus&StockCode=4372 Common names for Xeneretmus triacanthus
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Xeneretmus-triacanthus.html Xeneretmus triacanthus
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=4176&GenusName=Xeneretmus&SpeciesName=triacanthus Organisms preying on Xeneretmus triacanthus