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Species in the Northern Bering - Chukchi Seas

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Area from SAU (November 2015).
     n= 79 (Incomplete)
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Species Name Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic Level Status
Acantholumpenus mackayi Pighead prickleback Lumpenidae demersal 70.0 SL 3.1 native
Ammodytes hexapterus Pacific sand lance Ammodytidae benthopelagic 30.0 TL 3.1 native
Anarrhichthys ocellatus Wolf-eel Anarhichadidae demersal 240.0 TL 3.5 native
Anisarchus medius Stout eelblenny Lumpenidae demersal 30.0 TL 3.2 native
Arctogadus glacialis Arctic cod Gadidae bathypelagic 32.5 TL 3.2 native
Artediellus scaber Hamecon Cottidae demersal 8.4 TL 3.3 native
Aspidophoroides monopterygius Alligatorfish Agonidae demersal 22.0 TL 3.3 native
Aspidophoroides olrikii Arctic alligatorfish Agonidae demersal 8.6 TL 3.3 native
Atheresthes stomias Arrow-tooth flounder Pleuronectidae demersal 84.0 TL 4.2 questionable
Bathymaster signatus Searcher Bathymasteridae demersal 38.0 TL 3.8 native
Boreogadus saida Polar cod Gadidae demersal 40.0 TL 3.1 native
Careproctus ambustus Scorched snailfish Liparidae bathydemersal 41.0 SL 3.3 native
Clupea pallasii Pacific herring Clupeidae pelagic-neritic 46.0 TL 3.2 native
Coregonus autumnalis Arctic cisco Salmonidae pelagic-neritic 65.0 SL 3.7 native
Coregonus laurettae Bering cisco Salmonidae pelagic-neritic 48.0 FL 3.8 native
Coregonus nasus Broad whitefish Salmonidae pelagic-neritic 71.0 TL 3.5 native
Coregonus pidschian Humpback whitefish Salmonidae demersal 50.0 SL 3.3 native
Coregonus sardinella Sardine cisco Salmonidae pelagic-neritic 47.0 TL 3.2 native
Eleginus gracilis Saffron cod Gadidae demersal 55.0 TL 4.1 native
Eleginus nawaga Navaga Gadidae demersal 42.0 TL 4.2 native
Eumesogrammus praecisus Fourline snakeblenny Stichaeidae benthopelagic 22.0 TL 3.5 native
Eumicrotremus andriashevi Pimpled lumpsucker Cyclopteridae demersal 4.8 SL 3.2 native
Eumicrotremus derjugini Leatherfin lumpsucker Cyclopteridae demersal 10.0 SL 3.3 native
Eumicrotremus orbis Pacific spiny lumpsucker Cyclopteridae demersal 18.0 TL 3.2 native
Gadus chalcogrammus Alaska pollock Gadidae benthopelagic 91.0 TL 3.6 native
Gymnocanthus pistilliger Threaded sculpin Cottidae demersal 28.0 TL 3.1 native
Gymnocanthus tricuspis Arctic staghorn sculpin Cottidae demersal 30.0 TL 3.3 native
Hemilepidotus papilio Butterfly sculpin Cottidae demersal 45.0 FL 3.5 native
Hemilepidotus zapus Longfin Irish lord Cottidae demersal 26.0 TL 3.5 native
Hexagrammos stelleri Whitespotted greenling Hexagrammidae demersal 48.0 TL 3.4 native
Hippoglossoides robustus Bering flounder Pleuronectidae demersal 30.0 SL 3.7 native
Hippoglossus stenolepis Pacific halibut Pleuronectidae demersal 267.0 TL 4.1 native
Icelus bicornis Twohorn sculpin Cottidae demersal 15.7 SL 3.1 native
Icelus spatula Spatulate sculpin Cottidae demersal 21.0 TL 3.9 native
Leptoclinus maculatus Daubed shanny Lumpenidae demersal 20.0 TL 3.3 native
Lethenteron camtschaticum Arctic lamprey Petromyzontidae demersal 63.0 TL 4.3 native
Limanda aspera Yellowfin sole Pleuronectidae demersal 49.0 TL 3.5 native
Liopsetta glacialis Arctic flounder Pleuronectidae demersal 44.0 TL 3.4 native
Liparis bristolensis Liparidae demersal 3.5 questionable
Liparis gibbus Variegated snailfish Liparidae demersal 52.0 TL 3.7 native
Lumpenus fabricii Slender eelblenny Lumpenidae demersal 36.5 NG 3.3 native
Lycodes eudipleurostictus Doubleline eelpout Zoarcidae demersal 44.5 SL 3.5 native
Lycodes jugoricus Shulupaoluk Zoarcidae demersal 21.1 SL 3.2 native
Lycodes mucosus Saddled eelpout Zoarcidae demersal 20.4 SL 3.9 native
Lycodes palearis Wattled eelpout Zoarcidae bathydemersal 51.0 TL 3.5 native
Lycodes pallidus Pale eelpout Zoarcidae demersal 26.0 TL 3.1 native
Lycodes polaris Canadian eelpout Zoarcidae demersal 25.0 TL 3.4 native
Lycodes raridens Marbled eelpout Zoarcidae demersal 84.0 FL 3.2 native
Lycodes rossi Threespot eelpout Zoarcidae demersal 31.0 TL 3.5 native
Lycodes sagittarius Archer eelpout Zoarcidae bathydemersal 27.3 SL 3.2 native
Lycodes seminudus Longear eelpout Zoarcidae bathydemersal 51.7 TL 3.4 native
Lycodes turneri Polar eelpout Zoarcidae demersal 25.0 TL 3.2 native
Mallotus villosus Capelin Osmeridae pelagic-oceanic 25.2 TL 3.2 native
Megalocottus platycephalus Belligerent sculpin Cottidae demersal 42.0 TL 4.1 native
Myoxocephalus jaok Plain sculpin Cottidae demersal 74.0 TL 4.1 native
Myoxocephalus quadricornis Fourhorn sculpin Cottidae demersal 60.0 TL 3.8 native
Myoxocephalus scorpioides Arctic sculpin Cottidae demersal 22.0 TL 3.4 native
Myoxocephalus scorpius Shorthorn sculpin Cottidae demersal 60.0 TL 3.7 native
Myoxocephalus stelleri Steller's sculpin Cottidae reef-associated 62.0 FL 3.7 native
Myzopsetta proboscidea Longhead dab Pleuronectidae demersal 40.0 SL 3.1 native
Occella dodecaedron Bering poacher Agonidae demersal 21.6 SL 3.2 native
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Pink salmon Salmonidae demersal 76.0 TL 4.5 native
Oncorhynchus keta Chum salmon Salmonidae benthopelagic 100.0 FL 3.7 native
Oncorhynchus kisutch Coho salmon Salmonidae pelagic 108.0 TL 4.2 native
Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout Salmonidae benthopelagic 122.0 TL 4.1 native
Oncorhynchus nerka Sockeye salmon Salmonidae pelagic-oceanic 84.0 TL 3.5 native
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook salmon Salmonidae benthopelagic 150.0 TL 4.4 native
Osmerus dentex Pacific rainbow smelt Osmeridae pelagic-neritic 34.0 SL 3.5 native
Platichthys stellatus Starry flounder Pleuronectidae demersal 91.0 TL 3.6 native
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus Alaska plaice Pleuronectidae bathydemersal 87.0 TL 3.6 native
Podothecus accipenserinus Sturgeon poacher Agonidae demersal 30.5 TL 3.4 native
Pungitius pungitius Ninespine stickleback Gasterosteidae benthopelagic 9.0 TL 3.3 native
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Greenland halibut Pleuronectidae benthopelagic 130.0 TL 4.4 native
Salvelinus alpinus Arctic char Salmonidae benthopelagic 107.0 TL 4.4 native
Salvelinus malma Dolly varden Salmonidae benthopelagic 127.0 TL 4.4 native
Somniosus microcephalus Greenland shark Somniosidae benthopelagic 550.0 TL 4.2 questionable
Somniosus pacificus Pacific sleeper shark Somniosidae benthopelagic 440.0 TL 4.4 native
Stichaeus punctatus Arctic shanny Stichaeidae demersal 22.0 TL 3.1 native
Triglops pingelii Ribbed sculpin Cottidae demersal 20.2 SL 3.4 native
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