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Common names: Krokodylec
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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

Grande-gueule à long nez, Draco rinoceronte, Nosorogaya Belokovka, ... more

Main reference

Hureau, J.-C. 1985. (Ref. 2805)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2805); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2805); max. published weight: 500.00 g (Ref. 4883)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 750 m (Ref. 11892)

Climate / Range

Polar, preferred 3°C (Ref. 107945); 46°S - 54°S

Distribution

Southern Ocean: endemic to the Kerguelen-Heard Plateau, Antarctica.
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Short description

Vertebrae: 54 - 58

Adults are found from near shore to farther than 750 m. Feed mainly on fishes and occasionally on algae.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.3 ±0.54 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=4; Fec = 2,770)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson, 1844