. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. Notes First Record of the Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, from George Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba L. Murray1, M. H. Papst2, and J. D. Reist2 'Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Canada -'Freshwater Institute. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 501 University Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N6 Canada Murray, L., M. H. Papst, and J. D. Reist. 2003. First record of the Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, from George Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba. Canadia
. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. Notes First Record of the Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, from George Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba L. Murray1, M. H. Papst2, and J. D. Reist2 'Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Canada -'Freshwater Institute. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 501 University Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N6 Canada Murray, L., M. H. Papst, and J. D. Reist. 2003. First record of the Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, from George Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba. Canadian Field-Naturalist 117(4): 642-644. Two adult female specimens of Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, were collected by gillnet from George Lake near Point Du Bois, Manitoba, km east of Lac Du Bonnet on 21 September 2000. This constitutes the first confirmed occurrence of the species in George Lake. The only other Manitoba lakes with known populations of Deepwater Sculpin are Lake Athapapuskow and West Hawk Lake. Deepwater Sculpins have also been collected from Reindeer Lake; however, these individuals were collected from the deeper Saskatchewan side of the lake. Key Words: Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, George Lake, Manitoba. Two adult Deepwater Sculpins (Myoxocephalus thompsonii) were collected by gillnet in the deepest region of George Lake, Manitoba (50° 'N, 95°'W) on 21 September 2000. One Lake White- fish (Coregonus clupeaformis), seven Lake Trout (Sal- velinus namaycush) and 74 Shortjaw Cisco (Coregonus zenithicus) were captured in the same net as the two sculpins. The collection site consisted of the deep basin at the north end of the lake (Figure 1). The net was set at Collection Site in 2000 (45 meters). Rl I. Deepwater Sculpin {Myoxocephalus thompsonii) distribution in Manitoba and adjacent Saskatchewan including the George Lake collection site (depth in meters). 642. Please note that these images are extracted from scan
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