| Family: |
Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes), subfamily: Bathydraconinae |
| Max. size: |
15.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); 15.3 cm TL (female); max.weight: 17.0 g; max.weight: 69.9 g |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 70 - 550 m |
| Distribution: |
Southern Ocean: South Orkney and South Shetland Islands, tip of Antarctic Peninsula north of 65°S and the Antarctic continental shelf. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Adults spawn apparently during autumn and early winter. Hatching probably occurs in spring and size at hatching at about 12 mm TL. Main food items are polychaetes and benthic crustacean (Ref. 5192). Larval pelagic phase is short (Ref. 41551). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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