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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
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 300 - 800 m. Deep-water; 61°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: Probably circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.4 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 124149); poids max. publié: 170.40 g (Ref. 124149)
Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 41551).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -1.7 - 0.1, mean -1 °C (based on 398 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).