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> Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes) > Bathydraconinae
Etymology: Parachaenichthys:Greek, para = the side of + Greek, chaino = open the mouth (Ref. 45335). Eponymy: Jean-Baptiste Auguste Étienne Charcot (1867–1936) was a French scientist, physician, sportsman and leader of the French Antarctic Expedition (1904–1907). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on author: Vaillant.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied Ecologie
Southern Ocean: South Orkney, South Shetland, Elephant Islands and tip of Antarctic Peninsula to 65°S.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 42.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5192)
Yolk larvae (2.3-3.2 cm TL) found from late October to early December; small juveniles from mid-January to mid-March, thus hatching may occur in late winter. Feeds on fish (Ref. 5192).
Gon, O., 1990. Bathydraconidae. p. 364-380. 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. 5192)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gewenste temperatuur (Ref. 123201): -1.3 - 0.1, mean -0.9 °C (based on 23 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00214 (0.00128 - 0.00356), b=3.21 (3.06 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.7 se; based on diet studies.
