Agonidae

stripefin poacher

Xeneretmus ritteri

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Medium

The stripefin poacher (Xeneretmus ritteri) is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1915. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling fish which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including southern California, USA; Baja California, Mexico; and an isolated population in the Gulf of California.