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Neopagetopsis ionah Nybelin, 1947 Jonah's icefish |
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photo by
Alfred Wegener Institute / PS124 AWI OFOBS team |
| Family: | Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 56 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,081.5 g | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 20 - 900 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southern Ocean: Circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf and slope. | |||
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| Biology: | Adults feed mainly on fishes and krill (Ref. 5200). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||