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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Champsocephalus: Greek, champso = crocodile, voracious predator + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 250 m (Ref. 27363). Temperate, preferred ?; 50°S - 56°S, 76°W - 56°W

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Southern Ocean: Patagonian-Falkland region, Straits of Magellan and rarely at South Georgia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5200)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 31; Vertebrae: 57 - 60. Posterior margin of caudal fin emarginate. No scales except on lateral line. Body brown, irregularly mottled (Ref. 27363).

Feed mostly on fishes and krill.

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Hureau, J.-C., 1985. Channichthyidae. p. 261-277. In W. Fischer and J.C. Hureau (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Southern Ocean (Fishing areas 48, 58 and 88). Rome. Vol. 2. (Ref. 2805)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Champsocephalus esox (Günther, 1861)