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Pagetopsis macropterus (Boulenger, 1907) |
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photo by
Zimmermann, C. |
| Family: | Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 33 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 655 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southern Ocean: Circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf and South Shetland Islands. | |||
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| Biology: | Found more commonly at depths from 5-40 m. Adults feed mainly on fishes and krill. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||