Notes on the fishes of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago and the spawning area of polar cod Boreogadus saida (Gadidae)

Data on the fishes of high-latitude Severnaya Zemlya archipelago (the North Land) is presented. The located in Arctic border between Kara Sea and Laptev Sea. ichthyofauna has not been studied; therefore, even small collections are interest. Fish samples were obtained during expedition “Open Ocean: Archipelagos – 2019: Zemlya”. In addition, from this area Zoological Institute (ZIN) studied, which have received polar expeditions to seas entire era research. most significant fact discovery mass accumulation cod Boreogadus saida (Lepechin, 1774) larvae Mikoyan Bay (Bolshevik Island), gives evidence important spawning grounds near Zemlya. Indirect can be found publications explorers who overwintered 1930s–1950s reported that approaches shores for August, huge schools. waters represent central part Eurasian shelf, mentioned current literature. addition cod, a few more species registered coastal (depths 38 m), rough hookear sculpin Artediellus scaber Knipowitsch, 1907, twohorn Icelus bicornis (Reinhardt, 1840) (family Cottidae), Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt, 1836, black-bellied snailfish L. cf. fabricii (Liparidae), Knipowich eelpout Gymnelus knipowitschi Chernova, 1999 (Zoarcidae) three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Gasterosteidae). deepwater straits, Careproctus sp. (174–234 m) pale Lycodes pallidus Collett, 1879 (105–348 found. charr Salvelinus alpinus (Salmonidae) inhabits some lakes archipelago. This first finding east