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Channichthyidae (Crocodile icefishes)
Etymology: Dacodraco: Greek, dako, -eos, -ous = a dangerous beast, furious animal that bites + Greek, dreako = dragon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Waite.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 300 - 800 m. Deep-water; 61°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: Probably circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124149); max. published weight: 170.40 g (Ref. 124149)
Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 41551).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -1.7 - 0.1, mean -1 °C (based on 398 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00107 (0.00059 - 0.00195), b=3.47 (3.31 - 3.63), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).