About Agonopsis vulsa (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
Nomenclature
The northern spearnose poacher, whose scientific name is Agonopsis vulsa, also goes by the common names window-tailed sea-poacher and windowtail poacher. It is a fish species that belongs to the family Agonidae.
Taxonomic History
This species was first described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1880, when it was originally classified under the genus Agonus.
Distribution Range
It is a marine fish that lives in temperate waters, and it is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from southeastern Alaska down to southern California, USA.
Depth Habitat
It inhabits waters from the surface down to a depth of 163 metres, or 0 to 535 feet.
Size
The maximum recorded total length of male northern spearnose poachers is 20 centimetres, which equals 7.9 inches.
Human Use
This fish is sometimes kept as a display fish in public aquariums.
