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.