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Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Chionobathyscus: Greek, chionos, -a, -on = snow + Greek, bathys = deep (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Hugh Hamilton DeWitt (1933–1995) was an American ichthyologist and herpetologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Andriashev & Neyelov.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 500 - 2000 m. Deep-water; 60°S - 79°S, 70°W - 60°E
Southern Ocean: probably circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf and slope.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5200)
Found on the continental shelf and slope. Adults feed mainly on krill and fish (Ref. 5200).
Iwami, T. and K.-H. Kock, 1990. Channichthyidae. p. 381-389. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. 462 p. (Ref. 5200)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -0.3 - 0.8, mean 0.4 °C (based on 69 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00126 (0.00077 - 0.00207), b=3.47 (3.33 - 3.61), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.57 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 15,612).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 24 [14, 53] mg/100g; Iron = 0.441 [0.186, 0.897] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.7, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.273 [0.141, 0.520] g/100g; Selenium = 26.2 [10.5, 58.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12.9 [2.8, 61.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.342 [0.222, 0.522] mg/100g (wet weight);