Halfbarred Pout/Bigeye unernak/ Knipowitsch's Pout

Gymnelus hemifasciatus (Gymnelus knipowitschi)

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Halfbarred Pout/Bigeye unernak/ Knipowitsch's Pout
Scientific Name: 
Gymnelus hemifasciatus (Gymnelus knipowitschi)
Synonyms: 
Gymnelus knipowitschi
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fish
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopterygii
Order: 
Perciformes
Family: 
Zoarcidae
References: 
W017
Habitat
Marine (BSC5); Env:demersal; marine ; depth range 9-175m. Clim:polar. Inhabits continental shelves, minimum depth from type locality data (W017). Benthic, shallows to 58m (R131).
References: 
BSC5
R131
W017
Distribution

Ecozones

Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea Amundsen Gulf
References: 
BSC5
R131
H248
W051

Number of Occurrences

2 known in NWT; Liverpool and Franklin Bay; 1 known in NU, Dease Strait
Score: 
A
References: 
BSC5

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Population

Population Size

Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary tmax (3/K) or low-fecundity Order) (W017). 14.2cm(R131).
References: 
R131
W017
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Rare (R131).Present in NWT (acc to H248, W051), marked B (western Arctic species, western Beaufort Sea of Alaska from Point Barrow eastwards. This species may be in the Bering Sea only (R131).
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Added to list based on new info from Reist et al. (H248) Jan 2011: Draft rank by DFO in 2015, modified from not assessed to undetermined
Last Updated: 
July 22, 2015

References

Ecozones

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return
  • Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return
  • Reist, Jim, Hanna, Bruce; Majewski, Andrew; Martin, Kathleen; Mochnacz, Neil; Sawatzky, Chantelle; Johnson, Jim; Cott, Pete; Cleator, Holly; Loseto, Lisa (2010) Fishes preface Reist systhesis.doc NWT species status NM JR edits.doc. e-mail to S Carriere (10 Jan 2011) printed in binder - H248 Return
  • Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2010) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org,. version (2010-2015). http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=47878 - W051 Return

Habitat

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return
  • Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return
  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

NWT Known Subspecies

FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return

Population Size

Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return
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FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Taxonomy

  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return