Kingdom Animalia Family Bathydraconidae Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes | Class Actinopterygii Genus Cygnodraco
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Similar Ploughfish, Bathydraco, Bathydraconidae, Histiodraco velifer, Parachaenichthys | ||
Cygnodraco mawsoni, Mawson's dragonfish, is a species of Antarctic dragonfish native to the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. It is found at depths of from 110 to 300 metres (360 to 980 ft) over the continental shelf. This species grows to a length of 41 centimetres (16 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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