Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge



	Marine Fishes of the Aleutian Islands At least 93 species of fish, skates, and sharks swim in Aleutian waters surrounding the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. The following list illustrates the diversity of marine fishes collected off Amchitka Island (central Aleutians) from 1967 through 1972. Lampreys Pacific lamprey, Entosphenus tridentatus Mackerel sharks Salmon shark, Lamna ditropis Skates Big skate, Raja binoculata Alaska skate, Raja parmifera Roughtail skate, Raja trachura Salmon and trout Pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta Coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka Chinook salmon, Oncorynchus tshawytscha Dolly varden, Salvelinus malma Deepsea smelts Stout blacksmelt, Bathylagus milleri California smoothtongue, Bathylagus stilbius Lightfishes Veiled anglefish, Cyclothone microdon Viperfishes Pacific viperfish, Chauliodus macouni Lancetfishes Longnose lancetfish, Alepisaurus ferox Lanternfishes California headlightfish, Diaphus theta Bigeye lanternfish, Electrona arctica Pinpoint lampfish, Lampanyctus regalis Northern lampfish, Stenobrachius leucopsarus Blue lanternfish, Tarletonbeanea crenularis Codfishes Toothed cod, Arctogadus borisovi Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus Walleye pollock, Theragra chalcogramma Grenadiers Roughscale rattail, Coryphaenoides acrolepsis Filamented rattail, Coryphaenoides filifera Sticklebacks Threespine stickleback, asterosteus aculeatus Sandfishes Pacific sandfish, Trichodon trichodon Ronquils Alaskan ronquil, Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus Searcher, Bathymaster signatus Northern ronquil, Ronquilus jordani Pricklebacks Stone cockscomb, Alectrias alectrolophus High cockscomb, Anoplarchus purpescens Mosshead warbonnet, Chirolophis nugatory Trident prickleback, Gymnoclinus cristulatus Ribbon prickleback, Phytichthys chirus Whitebarred prickleback, Poroclinus rothrocki Gunnels Stippled gunnel, Pholis dolichogaster Crescent gunnel, Pholis laeta Quillfishes Quillfish, Ptilchthys goodie Prowfishes Prowfish, Zaprora silenus Sand lances Pacific sand lance, Ammodytes hexapterus Scorpionfish Rougheye rockfish, Sebastes aleutianus Pacific ocean perch, Sebastes alutus Redbanded rockfish, Sebastes babcocki Dusky rockfish, Sebastes ciliatus Northern rockfish, Sebastes polyspinus Redstripe rockfish, Sebastes proriger Shortstripe thornyhead, Sebasolobus alascanus Sablefishes Sablefish, Anoplopoma fimbria Greenling Kelp greenling, Hexagrammos decagrammus Rock greenling, Hexagrammos lagocephalus Atka mackerel, Pleurogrammus monopterygius Sculpins Silverspotted sculpin, Blepsias cirrhosus Sharpnose sculpin, Clinocottus acuticeps Calico sculpin, Clincottus embrium Antlered sculpin, Enophrys diceraus Armorhead sculpin, Gymnocanthus galeatus Threaded sculpin, Gymnocanthus pistilliger Red Irish lord, Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus Yellow Irish lord, Hemilepidotus jordani Bigmouth sculpin, Hemitripterus bolini --, Icelus canaliculatus Blackfin sculpin, Malacocottus kincaidi Great sculpin, Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus Eyeshade sculpin, Nautichtys pribilovius Slim sculpin, Radulinus asprellus Scissortail sculpinTriglops forficate -- , Triglops metopias Ribbed sculpin, Triglops pingeli Spectacled sculpin, Triglops scepticus Poachers Sturgeon poacher, Agonus acipenserinus Aleutian alligatorfish, Aspidophoroides bartoni Fourhorn poacher, Hypsagonus quadricornis Tubenose poacher, Pallasina barbata Longnose poacher, Sarrotor leptorhynchus Lumpfishes and snailfishes Smooth lumpsucker, Aptocyclus ventricosus Smalldark snailfish, Careproctus gilberti --, Careproctus phasma Blotched snailfish, Crystallichthys cyclospilus Pacific spiny lumpsucker, Eumicrotremus orbis --, Lethotremus muticus Spotted snailfish, Liparis callyodon --, Liparis megacephalus Tadpole snailfish, Nectoliparis pelagicus Lobefin snailfish, Polypera greeni Righteye flounders Arrowtooth flounder, Atheresthes stomias Rex sole, Glyptocephalus zachirus Flathead sole, Hippoglossoides elassodon Pacific halibut, Hippoglossoides stenolepis Rock sole, Lepidopsetta bilineata Greenland halibut, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides From: Simenstad, C.A, J.S. Isakson, and R. E. Nakatani. 1977. Marine fish communities. Pages 451-492, in M.L. Merritt and R.G. Fuller (, editors). The environment of Amchitka Island. National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA. ISBN 0-87079-106-0