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Chaenodraco wilsoni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Channichthyidae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

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Genus
  
Chaenodraco Regan, 1914

Similar
  
Chionobathyscus dewitti, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Cryodraco, Chionodraco, Pagetopsis

Chaenodraco wilsoni, the Spiny Icefish, is a species of crocodile icefish native to the Southern Ocean where it occurs at depths of from 200 to 800 metres (660 to 2,620 ft). This species grows to a length of 43 centimetres (17 in) TL. It is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

Chaenodraco wilsoni Wikipedia


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