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Stichaeus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780)
Arctic Shanny
Family: Stichaeidae
Introduction to the Fish

Photograph

© Aaron Baldwin     (Photo ID #6139)

Map

Species Information

Not available.

Source: FishBase. Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H Hammann. 1983 . (Ref. 2850)

Biology

Species Biology

Found in subtidal rocky to sandy areas (Ref. 2850). Benthic; feeds on crustaceans and worms (Ref. 58426). Environment: demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 50550), usually ? - 55 m (Ref. 51666). Climate: polar; 84°N - 43°N

Source: FishBase. Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H Hammann. 1983 . (Ref. 2850)

Distribution

Distribution

North Pacific: south to British Columbia. North Atlantic: Arctic to western Greenland and Maine, USA (Ref. 7251).

Source: FishBase. Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H Hammann. 1983 . (Ref. 2850)

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
NativeSNRNo StatusNot Listed



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