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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Artedidraconidae (Barbled plunderfishes)
Etymology: Pogonophryne: Greek, pogon = beard + Greek, phrynos = toad (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 247 - 460 m. Deep-water, preferred ?; 70°S - 74°S

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Southern Ocean: Weddell Sea and East Antarctica (Prydz Bay).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5181)

The only species of the genus with conspicuous ventral spots. Adults maybe nesters due to low absolute fecundity (Ref. 52020).

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Low absolute fecundity of this species may indicate nesting behavior.

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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)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Pogonophryne ventrimaculata Eakin, 1987