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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
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθύβιο(ς); εύρος βάθους 300 - 800 m. Deep-water; 61°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: Probably circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.4 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 124149); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 170.40 g (Ref. 124149)
Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 41551).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).