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Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Chionodraco: Greek, chionos, -a, -on = snow + Greek, drako = dragon (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 4 - 600 m. Polar, preferred -2°C (Ref. 107945); 60°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: Circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 33 - 37 cm
Max length : 49.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5200)
Found on the continental shelf. Synchronous spawner (Ref. 50743). Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 89434).
Iwami, T. and K.-H. Kock, 1990. Channichthyidae. p. 381-389. 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. 5200)
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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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00166 (0.00071 - 0.00386), b=3.43 (3.23 - 3.63), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.53 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 2,510-4,571).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (62 of 100) .