Arctic alligatorfish (Ulcina olrikii)

Scientific name: Ulcina olrikii L?tken, 1877

The Arctic alligatorfish (Ulcina olrikii) is a brackish-water fish of the family Agonidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 5 - 7. Caudal fin rounded. Upper parts brownish-grey, with a few dark spots or bands, lower parts light.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ulcina olrikii
Family
Agonidae (Poachers)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.6
Depth range
7–520 m (23–1706 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 7 - 520 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
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; Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait, Bering Sea and Anadyr Gulf.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4;Fec

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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