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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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
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Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/361
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v120i4.361
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spelling ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/361 2023-05-15T15:54:14+02:00 A New Record of Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, in Northeastern Alberta Steinhilber, M. Neely, D. A. 2006-10-01 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/361 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v120i4.361 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/361/361 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/361 doi:10.22621/cfn.v120i4.361 The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 120 No. 4 (2006); 480-482 0008-3550 Deepwater Sculpin Myoxocephalus thompsonii distribution Colin Lake Alberta info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Short Article 2006 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v120i4.361 2021-09-02T18:53:48Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Chipewyan Fort Chipewyan Lake Athabasca Northwest Territories The Canadian Field-Naturalist (E-Journal) Colin River ENVELOPE(-109.768,-109.768,59.483,59.483) Fort Chipewyan ENVELOPE(-111.121,-111.121,58.722,58.722) Northwest Territories The Canadian Field-Naturalist 120 4 480
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topic Deepwater Sculpin
Myoxocephalus thompsonii
distribution
Colin Lake
Alberta
spellingShingle Deepwater Sculpin
Myoxocephalus thompsonii
distribution
Colin Lake
Alberta
Steinhilber, M.
Neely, D. A.
A New Record of Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, in Northeastern Alberta
topic_facet Deepwater Sculpin
Myoxocephalus thompsonii
distribution
Colin Lake
Alberta
description 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.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Steinhilber, M.
Neely, D. A.
author_facet Steinhilber, M.
Neely, D. A.
author_sort Steinhilber, M.
title A New Record of Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, in Northeastern Alberta
title_short A New Record of Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, in Northeastern Alberta
title_full A New Record of Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, in Northeastern Alberta
title_fullStr A New Record of Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, in Northeastern Alberta
title_full_unstemmed A New Record of Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, in Northeastern Alberta
title_sort new record of deepwater sculpin, myoxocephalus thompsonii, in northeastern alberta
publisher The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
publishDate 2006
url https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/361
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v120i4.361
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geographic Colin River
Fort Chipewyan
Northwest Territories
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Fort Chipewyan
Northwest Territories
genre Chipewyan
Fort Chipewyan
Lake Athabasca
Northwest Territories
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Fort Chipewyan
Lake Athabasca
Northwest Territories
op_source The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 120 No. 4 (2006); 480-482
0008-3550
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