The bluespotted poacher[2] (Xeneretmus triacanthus) is a fish in the family Agonidae.[3] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1890, originally in the genus Xenochirus.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling fish which is known from British Columbia, Canada to northern central Baja California, Mexico, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 73–373 metres, and inhabits soft benthic sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 18 centimetres.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Genus: | Xeneretmus |
| Species: | X. triacanthus
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| Xeneretmus triacanthus (Gilbert, 1890)
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The bluespotted poacher is preyed on by the California sea lion.[5]
References edit
- ^ Synonyms of Xeneretmus triacanthus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Xeneretmus triacanthus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Xeneretmus triacanthus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Gilbert, C. H., 1890 (1 July) [ref. 1623] A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797): 49-126.
- ^ Organisms preying on Xeneretmus triacanthus at www.fishbase.org.
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