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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
Sinh thái học
Biển gần đáy; Mức độ sâu 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).
Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 2850)
Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng) : 2 - 5; Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng) : 4 - 5; Tia cứng vây hậu môn: 0; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 4 - 5; Động vật có xương sống: 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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
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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).
Mức dinh dưỡng (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Thích nghi nhanh (Ref.
120179): Chiêù cao, thời gian nhân đôi của chủng quần tối thiểu là dưới 15 tháng (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
