Pseudochaenichthys georgianus
| Pseudochaenichthys georgianus | |
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| Source: http://www.fishbase.org | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Channichthyidae |
| Genus: | Pseudochaenichthys Norman, 1937 |
| Species: | P. georgianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Norman, 1937 | |
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.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pseudochaenichthys georgianus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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