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Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes)
Etymology: Vomeridens: Latin, vomer = ploughshare; in fishes = bone forming the front part of the roof of the mouth (1823) + latin, dens = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 500 - 813 m. Deep-water, preferred ?; 60°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: Weddell and Ross seas, South Orkney Islands and Antarctic Peninsula.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5192)
Biology unknown.
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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