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Patagoonia haugjääkala, 鳄头冰鱼, Geddeisfisk, ... more

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> Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Champsocephalus: Greek, champso = crocodile, voracious predator + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

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

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 50 - 250 m (Ref. 27363). Temperate; 50°S - 56°S, 76°W - 56°W

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Southern Ocean: Patagonian-Falkland region, Straits of Magellan and rarely at South Georgia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5200); peso máximo publicado: 270.00 g (Ref. 124534)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 32; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 31; Vértebra: 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.

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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)

Vulnerable, ver lista roja de la UICN (VU) (A2bcde); Date assessed: 06 December 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Pesquerías: comercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5 - 9.5, mean 6.4 (based on 74 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00126 (0.00058 - 0.00275), b=3.47 (3.29 - 3.65), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.9 ±0.65 se; based on food items.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): High.

Champsocephalus esox (Günther, 1861)