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Channichthys irinae Shandikov, 1995

Pygmy icefish
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Channichthys irinae
Male picture by Shandikov, G.A.

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Channichthys: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 165 - 310 m (Ref. 90861). Deep-water

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Southern Ocean: Kerguelen Is.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90861)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species is a typical zooplankton consumer (Ref. 80896).

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Shandikov, G.A., 1995. To the question about the composition of icefish species of the genus Channichthys (Channichthyidae, Notothenioidei) in the Kerguelen Islands area with description of three new species. Proceedings of the Southern Scientific Research Institute of Marine Fisheries & Oceanography (YugNIRO). Kerch. Special issue (2):1-18. (Ref. 90861)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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