bluespotted poacher

Xeneretmus triacanthus

Blue
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
Elongated
Medium

The bluespotted poacher (Xeneretmus triacanthus) is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1890, originally in the genus Xenochirus. This marine, deep water-dwelling fish is known from British Columbia, Canada to northern central Baja California, Mexico, in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Agonidae
Genus: Xeneretmus
Water type: Marine
Body shape: elongated