Longsnout poacher

Brachyopsis segaliensis

A long snout hugging cold Okhotsk seafloors

Polar
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Medium
Cold-water fish

Brachyopsis is a monospecific genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Brachyopsinae in the family Agonidae. Its only species is Brachyopsis segaliensis which is found in the northwest Pacific Ocean where it occurs from the southern Okhotsk Sea to the northern Sea of Japan and the Pacific coast of northern Japan. It occurs at depths of from 0 to 110 metres (0 to 361 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Agonidae
Genus: Brachyopsis
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: southern Okhotsk Sea to northern Japan Sea and Pacific coast of northern Japan.

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