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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
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Common names from other countries

Белокровка темная, Crocodile de Géorgie, Draco cocodrilo, ... more

Main reference

Iwami, T. and K.-H. Kock. 1990. (Ref. 5200)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5200); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2805); max. published weight: 2.1 kg (Ref. 50743)

Length at first maturity
L_m 42.5, range 44 - 50 cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 475 m

Climate / Range

Polar, preferred -1°C (Ref. 107945); 53°S - 73°S, 179°W - 24°W

Distribution

Southern Ocean: known from the islands of the Scotia Sea and the northern part of the Antarctic Peninsula to Scott Island.
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Short description

Vertebrae: 54 - 55

Adults feed mainly on krill and fish. Synchronous spawner (Ref. 50743).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.24; tm=4; Fec = 4,666)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Norman, 1937