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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes)
Etymology: Racovitzia: Because of Janko von Racovitz, Rumanian entomologist.

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 219 - 610 m. Deep-water, preferred ?; 57°S - 78°S

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Southern Ocean: circum-Antarctic on continental shelf, insular shelf of the South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, Elephant Island and South Shetland Island.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5192)

Larvae 12-13 mm TL found in November, larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 41551). Larvae and juveniles present during summer. Food item: amphipods, Euphausia superba. Dependence on krill indicative from association of juveniles with krill concentrations in oceanic waters (Ref. 5192).

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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)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: of no interest

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Racovitzia glacialis Dollo, 1900