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Aspidophoroides olrikii  Lütken, 1877

Arctic alligatorfish
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Actinopterygii (strålfeniga fiskar) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Agonidae (Poachers) > Anoplagoninae
Etymology: Aspidophoroides: Greek, aspidos, shield + Latin, fero = to carry (Ref. 45335).

Miljö / Klimat / Range Ekologi

; marina; brackvatten bottenlevande; djupintervall 7 - 520 m (Ref. 58496).   Polar, preferred ?; 83°N - 51°N

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Arctic to Northwest Atlantic and Northwest to Northeast Pacific: Hudson Bay and Labrador in Canada and Greenland. Also in the Barents Sea, Kara Sea, White Sea and Siberia (Ref. 4700); Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait, Bering Sea and Anadyr Gulf (Ref. 6876).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.6 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4700)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 5-7; Taggstrålar i analfenan 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 5 - 7. Caudal fin rounded. Upper parts brownish-grey, with a few dark spots or bands, lower parts light (Ref. 4700).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found on sand and mud bottoms, at temperatures mostly below 0°C, rarely to 2-3°C or more and salinities of 33-35 ppt (Ref. 4700). Benthic (Ref. 58426). Minimum depth reported at 7m (Ref. 5951). Feeds on small amphipods, ostracods and nemertine worms (Ref. 4700).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Andriashev, A.P., 1986. Agonidae. p. 1265-1268. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 4700)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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