Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 430 - 1120 m. Deep-water; 60°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: east Antarctica (Davis Sea, Ross Sea, Weddell Sea), South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5181)
Feeds on isopods, gammaridean amphipods, octopods, polychaetes and mysids.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eakin, R.R., 1990. Artedidraconidae. p. 332-356. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5181)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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