Long-fingered icefish (Cryodraco antarcticus)

Scientific name: Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900

Long-fingered icefish (Cryodraco antarcticus)

The Long-fingered icefish (Cryodraco antarcticus) is a marine fish of the family Channichthyidae. Native range: Southern Ocean, South Orkney Islands, Antarctic Peninsula and from the Weddell, Bellingshausen, Ross and Davis seas.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cryodraco antarcticus
Family
Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
39.3
Depth range
90–600 m (295–1969 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 90 - 600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southern Ocean: South Orkney Islands, Antarctic Peninsula and from the Weddell, Bellingshausen, Ross and Davis seas.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4; Fec = 10,700)

Sources

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

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