Unicorn Icefish, Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson 1844


Other Names: Common Unicorn Icefish
Summary:
Occurs in the Southern Ocean in Australia's Antarctic waters.

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Bray, D.J. 2019, Channichthys rhinoceratus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 02 May 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5067

Unicorn Icefish, Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson 1844

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Distribution

Heard and McDonald Islands, Southern Indian Ocean (Kerguelen-Heard plateau).

Species Citation

Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson 1844, Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) 13(86) (52): 461. Type locality: Kerguelen Island

Author

Bray, D.J. 2019

Resources

Australian Faunal Directory

Unicorn Icefish, Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson 1844

References


Balushkin, A.V. 1996. Similarity of fish of family Channichthyidae (Notothenioidei, Perciformes); with remarks on the species composition of the family and description of a new species from the Kerguelen Archipelago. Journal of Ichthyology 36(1): 1-10

Balushkin, A.V. 2000. Morphology, classification, and evolution of notothenioid fishes of the Southern Ocean (Notothenioidei, Perciformes). Journal of Ichthyology 40(Supplement 1): 74-109 

Eastman, J.T. & Eakin, R.R. 2000. An updated species list for notothenioid fish (Perciformes; Notothenioidei), with comments on Antarctic species. Archive of Fishery and Marine Research 48(1): 11-20 

Iwami, T. & Kock, K.-H. 1990. Channichthyidae. pp. 381-399 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. 

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

Loeb, V.J., Kellermann, A.K., Koubbi, P., North, A.W. & White, M.G. 1993. Antarctic larval fish assemblages: a review. Bulletin of Marine Science 53(2): 416-449.

Miller, R.G. 1993. History and Atlas of the Fishes of the Antarctic Ocean. Carson City, Nevada : Foresta Institute for Ocean and Mountain Studies i-xx + 792 pp. 

Richardson, J. 1844. Description of a new genus of gobioid fish. Annals and Magazine of Natural History New Series 13(86): 461-462 See ref at BHL

Richardson, J. 1844-48. Ichthyology. pp. 1-16 pls 1-6, 7-8 (parts), 9-10 in Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839–43. London : E.W. Janson Vol. 2. (as Chaenicthys rhinoceratus) See ref online

Voskoboinikova, O.S. 1997.  Osteological development of the Channichthyidae (Teleostei: Notothenioidei). Cybium 21(4): 369-379 See ref online

Williams, R. 1983. The inshore fishes of Heard and McDonald Islands, southern Indian Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology 23: 283-292.

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37407792

Depth:1-750+ m

Max Size:60 cm TL

Species Maps

CAAB distribution map