The Warty Dory, Allocyttus verrucosus, New to the Fish Fauna of Canada

Authors

  • Corey J. Morris Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, P.O. Box 5667, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 5X1
  • Brian W. Coad Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 6P4
  • Gary Fisher P.O. Box 92, Port Rexton, Newfoundland and Labrador A0C 2H0

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v125i1.1133

Keywords:

Warty Dory, Allocyttus verrucosus, deep-sea fish, range extension, Labrador Sea, Canada

Abstract

In April 2010, a Warty Dory, Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906), was captured during commercial fishing activities in the Labrador Sea. This is the first record for Canada and the northwest Atlantic Ocean.

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Vol. 125 No. 1 (2011)

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