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Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes) > Gymnodraconinae
Etymology: Acanthodraco: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, drako, drakaina, = dragon (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 255 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; - 72°S
Southern Ocean: originally described from South Shetland Islands. Also found in the Ross Sea (Ref. 38331). Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 27540).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Pequeño, G., 1997. Peces de Chile. Lista sistemática revisada y comentada: addendum. Rev. Biol. Mar. Oceanogr. 32(2):77-94. (Ref. 27540)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 0.2 - 4.4, mean 0.9 °C (based on 8 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00257 (0.00114 - 0.00582), b=3.31 (3.10 - 3.52), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 31.3 [16.6, 62.4] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.332 [0.191, 0.571] mg/100g ; Protein = 18 [17, 19] % ; Omega3 = 0.245 [0.133, 0.446] g/100g ; Selenium = 24.5 [10.6, 55.3] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 8.14 [2.07, 30.90] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.45 [0.31, 0.65] mg/100g (wet weight);