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Agonidae (Poachers) > Bothragoninae
Etymology: Bothragonus: Greek, bostrykos = cure of lack of hair + Greek, gono = birth (Ref. 45335); swanii: Named after James G. Swan of Port Townsend, Washington (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: James Gilchrist Swan (1818–1900) of Port Townsend, Washington, was an anthropologist, judge, political advisor, artist and schoolteacher, as well as being an Indian Agent and ethnologist and one of the most colorful personalities of Washington State [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री ड़िमरसल; गहराई सीमा 0 - 18 m (Ref. 2850). Temperate; 60°N - 35°N, 155°W - 121°W
Eastern Pacific: Kodiak Island, Alaska to Carmel Bay, Monterey County, California, USA (southernmost range confirmed by J.R. Wolfe, pers. comm. 09/02).
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 2850)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 2 - 5; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 4 - 5; गुदा कांटा: 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 4 - 5; जानवरों की रीड़ का जोड़: 32. Dorsal fins small; caudal fin rounded; pectoral fins large, supported well out from sides of body; pelvic fins very narrow and rays appear fused (Ref. 6885). Color very variable, depending on background; brown with dark bars, orange with bluish bars, or scarlet with brown bars (Ref. 6885).
Inhabits intertidal areas and to 18 m depth (Ref. 2850). Frequently caught in tide pools (Ref. 28197). Its food consists mainly of tiny crustaceans (shrimp and crab-like creatures) which are picked from the bottom or very close to it (Ref. 4930). Demersal spawner in nearshore habitats (Ref. 56049).
Demersal spawners.
Kanayama, T., 1991. Taxonomy and phylogeny of the family Agonidae (Pisces: Scorpaenifomes). Mem. Fac. Fish. Hokkaido Univ. (38)1-2:1-199. (Ref. 28197)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.4 - 12.8, mean 9.8 °C (based on 177 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.59 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
