Longfin icedevil (Aethotaxis mitopteryx mitopteryx)

Scientific name: Aethotaxis mitopteryx mitopteryx DeWitt, 1962

Longfin icedevil (Aethotaxis mitopteryx mitopteryx)

The Longfin icedevil (Aethotaxis mitopteryx mitopteryx) is a marine fish of the family Nototheniidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34; Anal soft rays: 30. Gray with violet hue and lighter below with metallic luster. In alcohol, purplish gray or light brown dorsally.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Aethotaxis mitopteryx mitopteryx
Family
Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
42.0
Depth range
850 m (2789 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 850 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southern Ocean: islands of the Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, Prydz Bay and the Ross Sea. A separate subspecies may be present in the Ross Sea population, but this needs more evidence. Reported from Olaf Prydz Bay, Mackenzie Sea, Indian sector of the Antarctic.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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