Occurrence of the Bering Poacher (Occella dodacaedron) and the Pacific Staghorn Sculpin (Leptocottus armatus) near Chignik, Alaska
1972 ◽
Vol 29
(1)
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pp. 107-108
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Keyword(s):
In August 1967, a specimen of the Bering poacher, Occella dodacaedron (Tilesius), was taken by a commercial fisherman in Chignik Bay, Alaska; this catch indicates that it ranges farther south than Bristol Bay, the previously reported limit of its distribution. Sampling by beach seine by personnel of the Fisheries Research Institute in Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, in 1963–65 and in 1967, showed that the staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus Girard) was a common resident; the northwestern range of the species is clarified.