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Long-fingered icefish (Cryodraco antarcticus) fish species and information / pictures of Long-fingered icefish - Cryodraco antarcticus

Long-fingered icefish (Cryodraco antarcticus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cryodraco antarcticus

Common Name
Long-fingered icefish

Biology
Feeds on fishes and krill.

Classification

Classified By

Dollo, 1900

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Crocodile icefishes (Channichthyidae)

Distribution

Region

Southern Ocean

Distribution

Southern Ocean: South Orkney Islands, Antarctic Peninsula and from the Weddell, Bellingshausen, Ross and Davis seas.

Range

60°S - 78°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

90 m

Depth To - meters

600 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 90 - 600 m (Ref. 11892)

Trophic Level

3.57 s.e. 0.53 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

39.3 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4; Fec = 10,700)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated