Arctic shanny

Stichaeus punctatus

Stichaeid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

Polar
Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
North America
Polar regions
Medium
Cold-water fish

The Arctic shanny (Stichaeus punctatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies. This species occurs in the North Pacific, Arctic and western North Atlantic Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Stichaeidae
Genus: Stichaeus
Maximum length: 22 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: North Pacific: south to British Columbia. North Atlantic: Arctic to western Greenland and Maine, USA (Ref. 7251 ).

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