Podothecus sturioides (Guichenot, 1869) |
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photo by
Orlov, A. |
Family: | Agonidae (Poachers), subfamily: Agoninae | |||
Max. size: | 29 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 192.0 g; max. reported age: 6 years | |||
Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 8 - 432 m, oceanodromous | |||
Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Japan Sea, south to Kasumi, Japan and Wonsan, Korea; Pacific coast of Hokkaido; Sea of Okhotsk; Avatcha Bay of eastern Kamchatka. | |||
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Biology: | Occurs primarily along the shelf and makes considerable seasonal migrations to its boundary and upper zone of the continental slope where they overwinter (Ref. 6373). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |