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Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Pagetopsis: Greek, pagetos, -ou = hielo (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 800 m. Deep-water, preferred ?; 62°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: Circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5200)
Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 41551).
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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