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Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Chionodraco: Greek, chionos, -a, -on = snow + Greek, drako = dragon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr George Sprague Myers (1905–1985), an American ichthyologist, bio-geographer and herpetologist, was Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Stanford, California. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 200 - 800 m. Deep-water; 61°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: Circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.2 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 124149); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 428.00 g (Ref. 124149)
Adults feed on fishes (Pleuragramma antarcticum) and euphausiids (Euphausia crystallorophias). Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 52020).
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -1.8 - 1.1, mean -0.9 °C (based on 733 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00132 (0.00083 - 0.00210), b=3.45 (3.32 - 3.58), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.62 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Fec = 6,200).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (59 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 27.9 [15.5, 64.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.431 [0.180, 0.882] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.5, 18.9] %; Omega3 = 0.255 [0.131, 0.489] g/100g; Selenium = 18 [7, 42] μg/100g; VitaminA = 22.8 [4.8, 112.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.426 [0.270, 0.656] mg/100g (wet weight);