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Chionodraco hamatus
Chionodraco hamatus is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Channichthyidae, the crocodile icefishes. It is found in the Southern Ocean.
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Description
Chionodraco hamatus has a robust, backwards pointing spine on its snout. In larger individuals the ridges above the eyes are roughly textured. The dorsal fin has 5 to 7 spines and 38 to 42 soft rays while the anal fin has 33 to 38 soft rays. The overall colour is greyish on the upper body and whitish on the belly with 2 diagonal stripes on the cheek. Mature males have dark fins. This species attains a maximum total length of 49 cm (19 in).
Range & habitat
Chionodraco hamatus is found in the cold waters of the continental shelf in Antarctica. This species lives in the demersal zone, and can be found at a depth range of 4 to 600 metres.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 610068.