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Chionodraco rastrospinosus DeWitt & Hureau, 1979

Ocellated icefish
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> Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Chionodraco: Greek, chionos, -a, -on = snow + Greek, drako = dragon (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθοπελαγικό; εύρος βάθους 0 - 1000 m, usually 200 - 400 m. Polar; 60°S - 67°S, 69°W - 43°W

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Southern Ocean: ranges from the South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands to the Antarctic Peninsula.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 52.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 5200); common length : 30.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 2805); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 499.20 g (Ref. 124149); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 499.20 g

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Found most commonly at depths from 200-400 m. Adults feed mainly on fishes and krill. Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 71843).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Hureau, J.-C., 1985. Channichthyidae. p. 261-277. In W. Fischer and J.C. Hureau (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Southern Ocean (Fishing areas 48, 58 and 88). Rome. Vol. 2. (Ref. 2805)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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