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Chionodraco myersi DeWitt & Tyler, 1960 Myers' icefish |
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photo by
Zimmermann, C. |
| Family: | Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 39.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 428.0 g | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 800 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southern Ocean: Circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf. | |||
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| Biology: | Adults feed on fishes (Pleuragramma antarcticum) and euphausiids (Euphausia crystallorophias). Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 52020). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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