Stichaeus punctatus Arctic Shanny

Stichaeus punctatus is commonly referred to as Arctic Shanny. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4454 

AphiaID:

159819 

Scientific:

Stichaeus punctatus 

German:

Arktischer Stachelrücken, Gefleckter Stachelrücken 

English:

Arctic Shanny 

Category:

Eelpout 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Stichaeidae (Family) > Stichaeus (Genus) > punctatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Fabricius, ), 1780 

Occurrence:

Russland, Alaska (Western Atlantic), British Columbia, Canada Eastern Pacific, Greenland, Gulf of Maine, Newfoundland, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 100 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 8.66" (22 cm) 

Temperature:

0,2 °F - 46.4 °F (0,2°C - 8°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Carnivore, Clams, Copepods, Crustaceans, Krill, Snails, Worms 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Stichaeus fuscus
• Stichaeus grigorjewi
• Stichaeus nozawae
• Stichaeus ochriamkini
• 
  Stichaeus punctatus
  Arktischer Stachelrücken, Gefleckter Stachelrücken

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-07-17 23:16:21 

Last edit:

2025-09-05 12:37:29 

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