Family: |
Artedidraconidae (Barbled plunderfishes) |
Max. size: |
31 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 100 - 1180 m |
Distribution: |
Southern Ocean: east Antarctica (Davis, Ross and Weddell seas), Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Amphipods were the main food of fishes from the Weddell Sea, although isopods, mysids and polychaetes were important food items (Ref. 5181). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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