Green icefish (Channichthys mithridatis)

Scientific name: Channichthys mithridatis Shandikov, 2008

Green icefish (Channichthys mithridatis)

The Green icefish (Channichthys mithridatis) is a marine fish of the family Channichthyidae. Native range: Antarctic, Kerguelen Is.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-34; Anal soft rays: 30 - 32; Vertebrae: 55 - 58. This species is made distinct by the following characters: interorbital width narrow, 6.3-7.7 times in HL, 1.2-1.7 shorter than horizontal orbit diameter; large eyes, orbit 4.5-5.6 times in HL and 2.1-2.7 in snout length; posterior edge of maxilla extending below 1/2-2/3 of the orbit diameter; a row of rakers on lower part of 1st gill arch on the outer side of ceratobranchial; first dorsal fin very high, 2.9-4 times in SL, with 2nd or 3rd spine longest; fin membrane of D1 not reaching tips of longest spines; well separated dorsal fins, posterior edge of D1 fin membrane not reaching 1st ray base of D2; rounded bony plates usually absent from anterior part of median lateral line; tuberculation on frontals and on anterior dorsal spines very faint or absent, absent on maxilla, dentary and branchiostegals.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Channichthys mithridatis
Family
Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
43.7
Depth range
250–310 m (820–1017 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 250 - 310 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Antarctic: Kerguelen Is.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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