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Mallotus catervarius

(Pennant, 1784)

Pacific Capelin

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1369336
Element CodeAFCHB06030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderOsmeriformes
FamilyOsmeridae
GenusMallotus
Concept Reference
Mecklenburg, C.W. and D. Steinke. 2015. Ichthyofaunal baselines in the Pacific Arctic region and RUSALCA study area. Oceanography 28(3): 158-189.
Taxonomic Comments
Based on genetic data, this species was removed from synonymy with Mallotus villosus by Mecklenburg and Steinke (2015).
Ecology & Habitat

Reproduction

This species migrates to shore to spawn on beaches (Mecklenburg et al. 2018).
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NunavutSNRYes
British ColumbiaSNRYes
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaS5Yes
Roadless Areas (2)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
References (6)
  1. Anderson, P.J., J.E. Blackburn, W.R. Bechtol and B.A. Johnson. 1996. Synthesis and analysis of Gulf of Alaska small-mesh trawl data 1953-1995. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Report, Restoration Project (APEX) 96163L.
  2. Brown, E.D. 2002. Life history, distribution, and size structure of Pacific capelin in Prince William Sound and the northern Gulf of Alaska. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59:983-996.
  3. Mecklenburg, C.W., A. Lynghammar, E. Johannesen, I. Byrkjedal. J.S. Christiansen, A.V. Dolgov, O.V. Karamushko, T.A. Mecklenburg, P.R. Møller, D. Steinke, and R.M. Wienerroither. 2018. Marine Fishes of the Arctic Region. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), Akureyri, Iceland. ISBN: ISBN 978-9935-431-69-1.
  4. Mecklenburg, C.W. and D. Steinke. 2015. Ichthyofaunal baselines in the Pacific Arctic region and RUSALCA study area. Oceanography 28(3): 158-189.
  5. Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.
  6. Piatt, J.F. and P. Anderson. 1996. Responses of common murres to the <i>Exxon Valdez</i> oil spill and long-term changes in the Gulf of Alaska marine ecosystem. Pp. 720-737 in: S.D. Rice, R.B. Spies, D.A. Wolfe, and B.A. Wright (eds.). Proceedings of the <i>Exxon Valdez</i> oil spill symposium. American Fisheries Society Symposium 18.