Percis japonica (Pallas, 1769)

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Percis japonica (Pallas, 1769) .

Dragon Poacher. To 46 cm (18.1 in) TL ( Mecklenburg et al. 2016). Seas of Japan and Okhotsk to Commander and Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea to Gulf of Alaska to Juneau, Alaska; only two Gulf of Alaska records ( Mecklenburg et al. 2016). Benthic; depth: 19–770 m (63–2,526 ft) (min.: Mecklenburg et al. 2016; max.: Tokranov and Orlov 2008). Sometimes seen spelled japonicus, the specific name is correctly spelled japonica to agree in gender (feminine) with Percis.