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Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Neopagetopsis: Greek, neos = new + Greek, pagetos, -ou = ice, frozen (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 20 - 900 m. Polar, preferred -2°C (Ref. 107945); 60°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: Circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf and slope.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Adults feed mainly on fishes and krill (Ref. 5200).
Iwami, T. and K.-H. Kock, 1990. Channichthyidae. p. 381-389. 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. 5200)
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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