Chionodraco rastrospinosus DeWitt & Hureau, 1979
Ocellated icefish
Chionodraco rastrospinosus
photo by FAO

 Family:  Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
 Max. size:  52 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 1000 m
 Distribution:  Southern Ocean: ranges from the South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands to the Antarctic Peninsula.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Found most commonly at depths from 200-400 m. Adults feed mainly on fishes and krill. Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 71843).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 27.02.14
 Checked by: Luna, Susan M. - 30.09.94

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