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Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes)
Etymology: Akarotaxis: Greek, akares, -es, -es = short, little + Greek, taxis = disposition (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 371 - 915 m. Deep-water, preferred ?; 66°S - 79°S
Southern Ocean: Antarctic continental shelf and west of Adelaide Island at the Antarctic Peninsula.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5192)
Spawning may take place during middle to late summer. Distinguished from all other bathydraconid species by the short tubular section of the upper lateral line and the absence of the coronal pore.
Gon, O., 1990. Bathydraconidae. p. 364-380. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. 462 p. (Ref. 5192)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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