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Aggregate of freshwater fish found in the Arctic. Twenty-eight different species of fishes occur in Arctic lakes or rivers. A few of these species spend a portion of their life in the ocean, but so long as they return to breed in freshwater, they have been included here. Brian W. Coad, James D. Reist. (2017). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada ...
Arctic char exhibits a mostly circumpolar distribution. There is no other species of freshwater fish found at a higher latitude. [31] [32] [34] [35] Arctic char is native to Arctic and subarctic coasts and lakes of high elevations. In general, it has been observed in the Canadian Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia, Siberia, and Alaska.
This is a list of freshwater fish found in Iceland. [1] Order Family Species Native? ... Arctic char Salmoniformes Salmonidae Salvelinus murta: Endemic Murta
Stenodus nelma, known alternatively as the nelma, sheefish, siifish, inconnu or connie, is a commercial species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae.It is widespread in the Arctic rivers from the Kola Peninsula (White Sea basin) eastward across Siberia to the Anadyr River and also in the North American basins of the Yukon River and Mackenzie River.
Alaska blackfish are small, with an average length of 108 mm (4.3 in), but have been known to reach 330 mm (13 in). [3]They have an easily distinguishable morphology (a branch of biology dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features), with relatively large, posterior dorsal fin and anal fins, large, lobed pectoral fins located just ...
The broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) is a freshwater whitefish species. Dark silvery in colour, and like a herring in its shape. Its distinctive features includes: a convex head, short gill rakers, and a mild overbite. It is found in the Arctic-draining streams, lakes, and rivers of far eastern Russia and North America. Its prey includes ...
The Arctic cisco (Coregonus autumnalis), also known as Arctic omul (Russian: Омуль), is an anadromous species of freshwater whitefish that inhabits the Arctic parts of Siberia especially Yenisey Gulf. It can also be found in Alaska and Canada.
This category contains articles about fish that are native to the Arctic Ocean. Pages in category "Fish of the Arctic Ocean" The following 29 pages are in this ...