First Massachusetts Bay Record of the Arctic Shanny Stichaeus punctatus

The second Gulf of Maine specimen of the amphiboreal northern blenny Stichaeus punctatus is reported. This record extends the known southern range from Mount Desert, Maine, to Nahant in Massachusetts Bay. Ecological and morphological data on the specimen are also presented.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Main Authors: Collette, Bruce B., MacPhee Jr., John A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1969
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f69-122
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f69-122
Description
Summary:The second Gulf of Maine specimen of the amphiboreal northern blenny Stichaeus punctatus is reported. This record extends the known southern range from Mount Desert, Maine, to Nahant in Massachusetts Bay. Ecological and morphological data on the specimen are also presented.