Channichthys rhinoceratus, Unicorn icefish

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Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson, 1844

Unicorn icefish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Channichthys: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Richardson.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 750 m (Ref. 11892). Polar; 46°S - 57°S, 61°E - 83°E

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Southern Ocean: endemic to the Kerguelen-Heard Plateau, Antarctica.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2805); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2805); max. published weight: 500.00 g (Ref. 4883)

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Vertebrae: 54 - 58

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults are found from near shore to farther than 750 m. Feed mainly on fishes and occasionally on algae.

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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)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

FAO - Fisheries: landings; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 1.3 - 2.5, mean 1.8 °C (based on 23 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5020   [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).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.54 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 4.2 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=4; Fec = 2,770).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 27 [15, 56] mg/100g; Iron = 0.413 [0.189, 0.800] mg/100g; Protein = 17.5 [15.8, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.24 [0.12, 0.48] g/100g; Selenium = 23 [9, 53] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7.5 [1.5, 35.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.409 [0.275, 0.608] mg/100g (wet weight);