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Gymnelus viridis (Fabricius, 1780)

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Greenland country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Common along the west coast from Cape Farewell to Upernavik. Reported from Ellesmere Island and does probably occur around Thule. On the east coast it occurs as far north as Danmarks Havn (Ref. 9926). Museum: Greenland, ZMUC 8 (Ref. 11954). Also Ref. 9925, 27319.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gl.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Muus, B., F. Salomonsen and C. Vibe, 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Gymnelinae
Etymology: Gymnelus: Gymnelus, derived from Greek, gymnēlos (Latinized Greek) = poor, needy (akin to Greek gymnos for destitute (E. Spencer, pers.comm. 09/13).;  viridis: Name from Latin 'viridis' for green' in Latin, name given by O. Fabricius due to the colour of fishes, which live in a zone of macroalgae (Ref. 123905).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 320 m (Ref. 50610).   Polar; 84°N - 39°N, 180°W - 20°E

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