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Artedidraconidae (Barbled plunderfishes)
Etymology: Pogonophryne: Greek, pogon = beard + Greek, phrynos = toad (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 140 - 1405 m. Polar, preferred ?; 60°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: East Antarctica (Ross Sea, Davis Sea, Queen Maud Land), South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5181)
Individuals over 10 cm SL feed primarily on mysids and to a lesser extent on isopods. Fish below 10 cm SL feed almost exclusively on gammaridean amphipods (Ref. 5181).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eakin, R.R., 1990. Artedidraconidae. p. 332-356. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5181)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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