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

• 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

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