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Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Chionodraco: Greek, chionos, -a, -on = snow + Greek, drako = dragon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr George Sprague Myers (1905–1985), an American ichthyologist, bio-geographer and herpetologist, was Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Stanford, California. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 200 - 800 m. Deep-water; 61°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: Circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.2 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 124149); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 428.00 g (Ref. 124149)
Adults feed on fishes (Pleuragramma antarcticum) and euphausiids (Euphausia crystallorophias). Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 52020).
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): -1.8 - 1.1, mean -0.9 °C (based on 733 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00132 (0.00083 - 0.00210), b=3.45 (3.32 - 3.58), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.62 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Fec = 6,200).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (59 of 100).
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Kwetsbaarheid voor het klimaat (Ref.
125649): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 27.9 [15.5, 64.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.431 [0.180, 0.882] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.5, 18.9] %; Omega3 = 0.255 [0.131, 0.489] g/100g; Selenium = 18 [7, 42] μg/100g; VitaminA = 22.8 [4.8, 112.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.426 [0.270, 0.656] mg/100g (wet weight);