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Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes)
Etymology: Parachaenichthys: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, chaino = open the mouth (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 400 m. Polar, preferred ?; 60°S - 69°S
Southern Ocean: South Orkney, South Shetland, Elephant Islands and tip of Antarctic Peninsula to 65°S.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5192)
Yolk larvae (2.3-3.2 cm TL) found from late October to early December; small juveniles from mid-January to mid-March, thus hatching may occur in late winter. Feeds on fish (Ref. 5192).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gon, O., 1990. Bathydraconidae. p. 364-380. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. 462 p. (Ref. 5192)
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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