Champsocephalus gunnari, Mackerel icefish : fisheries

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Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg, 1905

Mackerel icefish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Champsocephalus: Greek, champso = crocodile, voracious predator + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lönnberg.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 700 m (Ref. 11892), usually 30 - 250 m (Ref. 11892). Polar; 48°S - 66°S, 65°W - 77°E

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Southern Ocean: Islands of the Scotia Sea, including the northern part of Antarctic Peninsula; Kerguelen, Heard and Bouvet islands.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 26.2, range 21 - 32 cm
Max length : 66.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5200); common length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2805); max. published weight: 2.0 kg (Ref. 4883)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 59 - 62

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Feed mainly on krill and mysids. Spawn in autumn and winter (Ref. 50743). Synchronous spawner (Ref. 50743). Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 71843). Utilized as a food fish (Ref. 4931).

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Hureau, J.-C., 1985. Channichthyidae. p. 261-277. In W. Fischer and J.C. Hureau (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Southern Ocean (Fishing areas 48, 58 and 88). Rome. Vol. 2. (Ref. 2805)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): -1.1 - 2.9, mean 1.5 °C (based on 50 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00117 (0.00100 - 0.00138), b=3.47 (3.42 - 3.52), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.13-0.39; tmax=13; tm=4; Fec=3,094).
Prior r = 0.39, 95% CL = 0.24 - 0.64, Based on 2 stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 20.5 [11.1, 44.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.388 [0.165, 0.801] mg/100g; Protein = 16.9 [14.8, 18.9] %; Omega3 = 0.222 [0.107, 0.473] g/100g; Selenium = 25.9 [9.2, 64.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.8 [2.8, 70.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.409 [0.265, 0.626] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.