A New Record of Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, in Northeastern Alberta

We present the first documented records of Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, from northern Alberta, and the second record for the province. Three specimens of Deepwater Sculpin were taken in gill nets set at 17 to 20 m depth in Colin Lake, Alberta, on 15 September 2001. Colin Lake, locate...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Steinhilber, M., Neely, D. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2006
Subjects:
Deepwater Sculpin
Myoxocephalus thompsonii
distribution
Colin Lake
Alberta
Colin River
Fort Chipewyan
Northwest Territories
Chipewyan
Lake Athabasca
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/361
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v120i4.361
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Summary:We present the first documented records of Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, from northern Alberta, and the second record for the province. Three specimens of Deepwater Sculpin were taken in gill nets set at 17 to 20 m depth in Colin Lake, Alberta, on 15 September 2001. Colin Lake, located in the Canadian Shield region of northeastern Alberta about 125 km northeast of Fort Chipewyan, drains into Lake Athabasca via the Colin River. The only other known Alberta population of Deepwater Sculpin inhabits Upper Waterton Lake in the southwestern corner of the province. This record is approximately 300 km SSE of the nearest verified record in the Northwest Territories and 400 km NW of the nearest verified record in Saskatchewan.

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