Longnose poacher explained

The longnose poacher^[1] (Sarritor leptorhynchus) is a fish in the family Agonidae.^[2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1896, originally under the genus Odontopyxis.^[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling fish which is known from the northern Pacific Ocean, including the Bering Sea, southeastern Alaska, northern Japan, the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk. It dwells at a depth range of 20mto460mm (70feetto1,510feetm). Males can reach a maximum total length of 25cm (10inches).^[2]

The Longfin poacher's diet consists of crustaceans such as euphausiids, mysids, amphipods, and copepods, as well as polychaetes and other benthic invertebrates.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4171&GenusName=Sarritor&SpeciesName=leptorhynchus&StockCode=4367 Common names of Sarritor leptorhynchus
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Sarritor-leptorhynchus.html Sarritor leptorhynchus
3. Gilbert, C. H., 1896 (9 Dec.) [ref. 1628] The ichthyological collections of the steamer Albatross during the years 1890 and 1891. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 19 (for 1893) (art. 6): 393-476, Pls. 20-35.
4. http://www.fishbase.org/trophiceco/DietCompoSummary.php?dietcode=5072&genusname=Sarritor&speciesname=leptorhynchus Food and Feeding Habits Summary for Sarritor leptorhynchus