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Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Pagetopsis: Greek, pagetos, -ou = hielo (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 655 m. Polar, preferred ?; 60°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: Circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf and South Shetland Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5200)
Found more commonly at depths from 5-40 m. Adults feed mainly on fishes and krill.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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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