Dacodraco hunteri

Dacodraco hunteri
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Channichthyidae
Genus: Dacodraco
Waite, 1916
Species: D. hunteri
Binomial name
Dacodraco hunteri
Waite, 1916

Dacodraco hunteri is a species of crocodile icefish native to the Southern Ocean at depths of from 300 to 800 metres (980 to 2,620 ft). This species grows to a length of 29 centimetres (11 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dacodraco hunteri" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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