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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei
Family: Channichthyidae Crocodile icefishes

Genus: Channichthys

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Channichthys aelitae Aelita icefish Southern Ocean 33.4 SL 1995
Channichthys bospori Big-eyed icefish Southern Ocean 1995
Channichthys irinae Pygmy icefish Southern Ocean 25.9 TL 1995
Channichthys mithridatis Green icefish Antarctic 43.7 TL 2008
Channichthys panticapaei Charcoal icefish Southern Ocean, Sub-Antar 40.2 TL 1995
Channichthys rhinoceratus Unicorn icefish Southern Ocean 60 TL 1844
Channichthys richardsoni Robust icefish Southern Ocean, Sub-Antar 37.4 TL 2011
Channichthys rugosus Red icefish Southern Ocean 3 SL 1913
Channichthys velifer Sail icefish Southern Ocean 49 SL 1974



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