Spiny Icefish, Chaenodraco wilsoni Regan 1914


Other Names: Spiny Ice Fish

Illustration of the holotype of the Spiny Icefish, Chaenodraco wilsoni. Source: Regan 1914 Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8) 13 (73) / Biodiversity Heritage Library. License: CC by Attribution

Summary:
Occurs on Australia's Antarctic/subantarctic waters.

Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Chaenodraco wilsoni in Fishes of Australia, accessed 28 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5066

Spiny Icefish, Chaenodraco wilsoni Regan 1914

References


Iwami, T. & Kock, K.-H. 1990. Channichthyidae. p. 381-389. In Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. 462 pp.

Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian fisheries resources. Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra, Australia. 422 pp.

Kock, K.-H. & Kellermann, A. 1991. Reproduction in Antarctic notothenioid fish. Antarctic Science 3(2): 125-150.


Kock KH, Pshenichnov L, Jones CD, Gröger J, Riehl R (2008) The biology of the spiny icefish (Chaenodraco wilsoni Regan, 1914). Polar Biol 31: 381–393. doi: 10.1007/s00300-007-0366-z Abstract

La Mesa, M, A De Felice, CD Jones & K-H Kock. 2009. Age and and growth of spiny icefish (Chaenodraco wilsoni Regan, 1914) off Joinville–D’Urville Islands (Antarctic Peninsula). CCAMLR Science 16: 115–130.

Regan, C.T. 1914. Diagnoses of new marine fishes collected by the British Antarctic (`Terra Nova') expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8) 13 (73): 11-17. PDF at BHL

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37407790

Behaviour:Males guard eggs

Biology:Blood lacks haemoglobin

Depth:200-800 m

Fishing:Commercial fish

Max Size:43 cm TL

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