Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 475 m. Polar; 53°S - 73°S, 179°W - 24°W
Southern Ocean: known from the islands of the Scotia Sea and the northern part of the Antarctic Peninsula to Scott Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 43.6, range 44 - 50 cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5200); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2805); max. published weight: 2.1 kg (Ref. 50743)
Adults feed mainly on krill and fish. Synchronous spawner (Ref. 50743).
Iwami, T. and K.-H. Kock, 1990. Channichthyidae. p. 381-389. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. 462 p. (Ref. 5200)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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