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Pagetodes antarcticus (Dollo, 1900) Long-fingered icefish |
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photo by
Shandikov, G.A. |
| Family: | Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 48.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); 52.5 cm TL (female); max.weight: 708.0 g; max.weight: 942.5 g | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 90 - 600 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southern Ocean: South Orkney Islands, Antarctic Peninsula and from the Weddell, Bellingshausen, Ross and Davis seas. | |||
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| Biology: | Adults feed on fishes and krill. Larval pelagic phase is long in late winter (Ref. 28943). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||