Chionodraco rastrospinosus DeWitt & Hureau, 1979
Ocellated icefish
photo by FAO

Family:  Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Max. size:  52 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 499.2 g; max.weight: 777.5 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1000 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: ranges from the South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands to the Antarctic Peninsula.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found most commonly at depths from 200-400 m. Adults feed mainly on fishes and krill. Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 71843).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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