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Chaenodraco wilsoni Regan, 1914

Spiny icefish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Chaenodraco: Greek, chaeno = to yawn + Greek, drako = dragon (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Regan.

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

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 200 - 800 m (Ref. 5200).   Polar; 60°S - 78°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 5200)

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