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Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Channichthys: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Issue
Validity of species questionnable (Ref. 45488).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Polar, preferred ?
Distribution
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Southern Ocean: Kerguelen Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27675)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Balushkin, A.V., 1996. Similarity of fish of family Channichthyidae (Notothenioidei, Perciformes), with remarks on the species composition of the family and the description of a new species from the Kerguelen Archipelago. J. Ichthyol. 36(1):1-10. (Ref. 27675)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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