Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes) |
35 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 270.0 g |
demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 250 m |
Southern Ocean: Patagonian-Falkland region, Straits of Magellan and rarely at South Georgia. |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-32; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 31-31; Vertebrae: 57-60. Posterior margin of caudal fin emarginate. No scales except on lateral line. Body brown, irregularly mottled (Ref. 27363). |
Feed mostly on fishes and krill. |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 06 December 2019 (A2bcde) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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