Red icefish (Channichthys rugosus)

Scientific name: Channichthys rugosus Regan, 1913

Red icefish (Channichthys rugosus)

The Red icefish (Channichthys rugosus) is a marine fish of the family Channichthyidae. Native range: Southern Ocean, Kerguelen Islands.

Biology

Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 29; Vertebrae: 52

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Channichthys rugosus
Family
Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Southern Ocean: Kerguelen Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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