Occella dodecaedron (Tilesius, 1813)
Bering poacher
Occella dodecaedron
photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Family:  Agonidae (Poachers), subfamily: Brachyopsinae
Max. size:  21.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 325 m
Distribution:  North Pacific: Kotzebue Sound to the northern Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk and Akun Island in the Aleutian chain (Ref. 6793); and adjacent Arctic, including Gulf of Alaska (Ref. 51659).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 8-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-9; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 13-16. Suprapectoral plates absent. Pectoral fin with 5 rows of blackish-brown spots. Resembles O. iburia in having blackish-brown spots on the pectoral fin, but differs by having no sub pectoral plate, 42 or fewer lateral line plates, and 30 to 37 supralateral plates.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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