Pogonophryne scotti Regan, 1914
Saddleback plunderfish
photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Family:  Artedidraconidae (Barbled plunderfishes)
Max. size:  31 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 100 - 1180 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: east Antarctica (Davis, Ross and Weddell seas), Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Amphipods were the main food of fishes from the Weddell Sea, although isopods, mysids and polychaetes were important food items (Ref. 5181).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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