Dacodraco hunteri Waite, 1916
photo by Busse, K.

Family:  Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Max. size:  30.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 170.4 g
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 300 - 800 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: Probably circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 41551).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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