Pagetopsis maculata Barsukov & Permitin, 1958
Pagetopsis maculata
photo by Busse, K.

Family:  Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Max. size:  25 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 103.5 g
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 800 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: Circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 41551).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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