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Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Dacodraco: Greek, dako, -eos, -ous = a dangerous beast, furious animal that bites + Greek, dreako = dragon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John George Hunter (1888–1964) was an Australian doctor and biologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Waite.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 300 - 800 m. Deep-water; 61°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: Probably circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.4 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 124149); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 170.40 g (Ref. 124149)
Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 41551).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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: van geen belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -1.7 - 0.1, mean -1 °C (based on 398 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00110 (0.00060 - 0.00202), b=3.46 (3.30 - 3.62), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).