Deep-water eelpouts, Zoarcidae, from Arctic Canada and Alaska

Lycodes sagittarius and Gymnelus retrodorsalis are reported from Canada for the first time; L. eudipleurostictus and L. squamiventer are reported from Alaska for the first time, extending their known ranges 2400 and 4000 km, respectively; the known range of L. rossi is extended over 1300 km eastward...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Main Authors: McAllister, Don E., Anderson, M. Eric, Hunter, J. G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1981
Subjects:
Aquatic Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Arctic
Canada
Alaska
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f81-110
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f81-110
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Summary:Lycodes sagittarius and Gymnelus retrodorsalis are reported from Canada for the first time; L. eudipleurostictus and L. squamiventer are reported from Alaska for the first time, extending their known ranges 2400 and 4000 km, respectively; the known range of L. rossi is extended over 1300 km eastward, L. seminudus 1900 km southwestward, and the known range of L. frigidus over 6500 km eastward. Descriptions and synonymies are presented. Keys to these and other species of Zoarcidae from Canada are provided.Key words: Zoarcidae, Arctic, Canada, Gymnelus, Lycodes, eelpouts, Alaska

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