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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Channichthyidae Crocodile icefishes

Genus: Chionodraco

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Sala, A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Chionodraco hamatus (Lönnberg, 1905)

Photo by Sala, A.
 
Chionodraco hamatus
[]

Photo by Zimmermann, C.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Chionodraco myersi DeWitt & Tyler, 1960

Photo by Zimmermann, C.
 
Chionodraco myersi
[Myers' icefish]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 52 cm TL
Chionodraco rastrospinosus DeWitt & Hureau, 1979

Photo by FAO
 
Chionodraco rastrospinosus
[Ocellated icefish]
3 Species of Family Channichthyidae with Genus Chionodraco
(Crocodile icefishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1905 Chionodraco hamatus Southern Ocean 49 TL
1960 Chionodraco myersi Myers' icefish Southern Ocean 38 TL
1979 Chionodraco rastrospinosus Ocellated icefish Southern Ocean 52 TL



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