WoRMS taxon details
Stichaeus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780)
159819 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159819)
accepted
Species
Blennius punctatus Fabricius, 1780 · unaccepted
Blennius pvnctatus Fabricius, 1780 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Stichaeus punctatus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780) · unaccepted
Stichaeus rothrocki Bean, 1881 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Stichaeus punctatus pulcherrimus Taranetz, 1935 accepted as Stichaeus pulcherrimus Taranetz, 1935
- Subspecies Stichaeus punctatus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780) accepted as Stichaeus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Blennius punctatus Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285
page(s): 153 [details]
page(s): 153 [details]
Distribution North Atlantic: Arctic to western Greenland and Maine, USA
Distribution North Atlantic: Arctic to western Greenland and Maine, USA [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Stichaeus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159819 on 2025-12-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Blennius punctatus Fabricius, 1780) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285
page(s): 153 [details]
original description (of Stichaeus rothrocki Bean, 1881) Bean, T. H. (1881). Descriptions of new fishes from Alaska and Siberia. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 4 (no. 210): 144-159. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
page(s): 153 [details]
original description (of Stichaeus rothrocki Bean, 1881) Bean, T. H. (1881). Descriptions of new fishes from Alaska and Siberia. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 4 (no. 210): 144-159. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on small bottom living organisms, such as polychaetes, molluscs, and crustaceans [details]Distribution North Atlantic: Arctic to western Greenland and Maine, USA [details]
Habitat Found in subtidal rocky to sandy areas. [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Arctic shanny | [details] |
| French | stichée arctique | [details] |
| Russian | Пятнистый стихей | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Stichaeus punctatus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Blennius punctatus Fabricius, 1780)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stichaeus punctatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Stichaeus punctatus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius punctatus Fabricius, 1780)
To FishBase (from synonym Stichaeus rothrocki Bean, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius pvnctatus Fabricius, 1780)
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 72 proteins) (from synonym Blennius punctatus Fabricius, 1780)
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 72 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stichaeus punctatus P05164 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stichaeus punctatus RAD107618-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Stichaeus punctatus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Blennius punctatus Fabricius, 1780)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stichaeus punctatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Stichaeus punctatus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius punctatus Fabricius, 1780)
To FishBase (from synonym Stichaeus rothrocki Bean, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius pvnctatus Fabricius, 1780)
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 72 proteins) (from synonym Blennius punctatus Fabricius, 1780)
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 72 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stichaeus punctatus P05164 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stichaeus punctatus RAD107618-001)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
