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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 475 m. Polar; 53°S - 73°S, 179°W - 24°W
Southern Ocean: known from the islands of the Scotia Sea and the northern part of the Antarctic Peninsula to Scott Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 43.6, range 44 - 50 cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5200); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2805); max. published weight: 2.1 kg (Ref. 50743)
Adults feed mainly on krill and fish. Synchronous spawner (Ref. 50743).
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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