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Pygmy poacher

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Pygmy poacher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Agonidae
Subfamily: Bathyagoninae
Genus: Odontopyxis
Lockington, 1880
Species:
O. trispinosa
Binomial name
Odontopyxis trispinosa

The pygmy poacher (Odontopyxis trispinosa) is a species of poacher that is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean along the North American coast from southern Alaska to northern Mexico. This species occurs at depths of from 9 to 373 metres (30 to 1,224 ft). This species grows to a length of 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) TL. This species is commonly displayed in public aquariums. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Odontopyxis trispinosa". FishBase. December 2012 version.