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Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Channichthyidae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

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Genus
  
Pseudochaenichthys Norman, 1937

Similar
  
Chaenocephalus aceratus, Chaenodraco wilsoni, Channichthys, Chionodraco rastrospinosus, Chionobathyscus dewitti

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, the South Georgia icefish, is a species of crocodile icefish only known from the northern Antarctic Peninsula and the Scotia Sea where it occurs from the surface to 475 metres (1,558 ft). This species grows to a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL. It is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Wikipedia