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Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes) > Gymnodraconinae
Etymology: Acanthodraco: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, drako, drakaina, = dragon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Hugh Hamilton DeWitt (1933–1995) was an American ichthyologist and herpetologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 255 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; - 72°S
Southern Ocean: originally described from South Shetland Islands. Also found in the Ross Sea (Ref. 38331). Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 27540).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Pequeño, G., 1997. Peces de Chile. Lista sistemática revisada y comentada: addendum. Rev. Biol. Mar. Oceanogr. 32(2):77-94. (Ref. 27540)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 0.2 - 4.4, mean 0.9 °C (based on 8 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00257 (0.00113 - 0.00587), b=3.31 (3.11 - 3.51), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 30.9 [17.6, 65.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.424 [0.204, 0.820] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [16.7, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.239 [0.119, 0.470] g/100g; Selenium = 17.3 [7.0, 39.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.11 [1.88, 41.46] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.399 [0.275, 0.582] mg/100g (wet weight);