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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 ...
Since the last glaciation, changing water levels are believed to have connected the lake with glacial runoff and surrounding streams and rivers, allowing char to swim upstream into the lake. Arctic char is the only fish found in the lake, and signs of fish cannibalism have been found. [19] Model of a 5.4 kg (12 lb) Sommen charr in naturum Sommen
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.
Arctic Ocean [7] 14.1 4.2 17.0 1.2 ... causing the water level to decrease and salinity ... These coastal reefs are also visited by pelagic species of red sea fish, ...
The final defined water mass in the Arctic Ocean is called Arctic Surface Water and is found in the depth range of 150–200 m (490–660 ft). The most important feature of this water mass is a section referred to as the sub-surface layer.
The bathypelagic zone contains sharks, squid, octopuses, and many species of fish, including deep-water anglerfish, gulper eel, amphipods, and dragonfish. The fish are characterized by weak muscles, soft skin, and slimy bodies. The adaptations of some of the fish that live there include small eyes and transparent skin.
The Greenland shark prefers cold water temperatures (—1.1 to 7.4°C) and deep water (100 to 1,200m). [30] As an ectotherm living in a just-above-freezing environment, this species is sluggish and slow-moving, with the lowest swim speed and tail-beat frequency for its size across all fish species, which most likely correlates with its very ...
Boreogadus saida, known as the polar cod [1] [2] [3] or as the Arctic cod, [1] [4] [5] is a fish of the cod family Gadidae, related to the true cod (genus Gadus).Another fish species for which both the common names Arctic cod and polar cod are used is Arctogadus glacialis.