. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1991 Campbell: Status of the Pixie Poacher 25. 1mm Figure 1. Holotype of Occella impi (NMC60-283) [drawing by C. Douglas, courtesy of D. E. McAllister, Canadian Museum of Nature]. juvenile and the adults, if like other agonids (Andriashev 1954) would probably not be found in this habitat except during spawning. In addition, the species has not been reported in subsequent collec- tions since the record of the first specimen in 1957 despite repeated sampling for agonids in the area (Peden and Gruchy 1971; Miller and Lea 1972; Hart 1973; Barraclough and Peden 1976
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1991 Campbell: Status of the Pixie Poacher 25. 1mm Figure 1. Holotype of Occella impi (NMC60-283) [drawing by C. Douglas, courtesy of D. E. McAllister, Canadian Museum of Nature]. juvenile and the adults, if like other agonids (Andriashev 1954) would probably not be found in this habitat except during spawning. In addition, the species has not been reported in subsequent collec- tions since the record of the first specimen in 1957 despite repeated sampling for agonids in the area (Peden and Gruchy 1971; Miller and Lea 1972; Hart 1973; Barraclough and Peden 1976). This lack of further collections is particularly surprising as these surveys have confirmed the presence of other ago- nids known from the area. In addition, they have added new records for the Cutfin Poacher (Xeneretmus leiops) and the Pricklebreast Poacher (Stellerina xyosterna), previously known only from United States coastal waters to the south (Barraclough and Peden 1976). The previously known range of these species was extended by 280 and 850 km respectively. Habitat Habitat preferences of the Pixie Poacher are not known. The holotype was collected from a brackish tidal pool, between high and low tides, on a coarse sand pebble beach at the mouth of the Skonum River, Mclntyre Bay, Graham Island, British Columbia (Bousfield 1962). Adults of closely related species are most often encountered in coastal waters at depths of 18 to 90 m on sandy and muddy bottoms (Andriashev 1954; Hart 1973; Barraclough and Peden 1976), while juveniles and larvae are found in shallower inshore sandy habitats (Barraclough and Peden 1976). Shrimp, juvenile crabs, sand dollars, small sole, and sculpins are often found in association with juvenile agonids in inshore collections (Barraclough and Peden 1976). Biology Not known. The poachers are, in general, a poorly studied group of fishes. Adults are thought to enter shallow bays and deltas to spawn in the spring (Andriashev 1954). The eggs are s
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