Bering poacher
Occella dodecaedron (Tilesius, 1813)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Bering poacher (Occella dodecaedron) is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau in 1813, originally in the genus Agonus. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the northern Pacific Ocean, including Kotzebue Sound, the northern Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, Akun Island, and the Gulf of Alaska. It dwells at a depth range of 0–325 metres. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 21.6 centimetres.
The Bering poacher is preyed on by Megalocottus platycephalus. Its own diet consists of planktonic and benthic crustaceans including mysids and amphipods.
Wikipedia contributors, Bering poacher; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:09:45.755174+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Occella dodecaedron (Tilesius, 1813)
- Name authority
- (Tilesius, 1813)
- Common name
- Bering poacher
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Agonidae
- Genus
- Occella
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderCottoidei
- familyAgonidae Swainson, 1839
- subfamilyBrachyopsinae Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- genusOccella Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
- speciesOccella dodecaedron (Tilesius, 1813)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Occella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Iburi poacherOccella iburia (Jordan & Starks, 1904) | AgonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Occella kasawae (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) | AgonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Occella kuronumai (Freeman, 1951) | AgonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phalangistes loricatus Pallas, 1814 Pallas, 1814 | synonym |
| Ocella dodecaedron (Tilesius, 1813) (Tilesius, 1813) | synonym |
| Brachyopsis dodecaedron (Tilesius, 1813) (Tilesius, 1813) | synonym |
| Occa dodecaedron (Tilesius, 1813) (Tilesius, 1813) | synonym |
| Agonus dodecaedron Tilesius, 1813 Tilesius, 1813 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254398 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:48BPN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.