| Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes) |
| 35 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal; depth range 50 - 250 m |
| Southern Ocean: Patagonian-Falkland region, Straits of Magellan and rarely at South Georgia. |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-32; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 31-31; Vertebrae: 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. |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
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