Gymnelus hemifasciatus Andriashev, 1937
Halfbarred pout
Bigeye unernak,  Unernak à grands yeux,  Knipowitsch's pout,  Unernak de knipowitsch
Gymnelus hemifasciatus
photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Gymnelinae
Max. size:  10.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 9 - 175 m
Distribution:  Arctic: Kara Sea east to Canada and in the Bering and Okhotsk seas.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits continental shelves (Ref. 11954). Minimum depth from type locality data (Ref. 51665). Benthic (Ref. 58426).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Ranges from Northwest Territories to Nunavut. Species newly found in Canada (Ref. 58426). Museum: Arctic Canada, NMC 75-165 (Ref. 11954). Also in Ref. 125580.


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