Racovitzia glacialis Dollo 1900

Summary:

Occurs in Australia's Antarctic/subantarctic waters.

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Bray, D.J. 2024, Racovitzia glacialis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5085

Racovitzia glacialis Dollo 1900

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Distribution	Australian Antarctic Territory. Elsewhere the species is widespread around the Antarctic continental shelf, the insular shelf of the South Sandwich Islands, the South Orkney Islands, Elephant Island, the South Shetland Islands, the Ross Sea, and the Weddell Sea. The species is bathydemersal on the continental shelf and slope, in temperatures ranging from -1.9 to -0.2°C.
Features	Branchiostegal rays 7; Pectoral-fin rays 24-25; Lateral line upper, tubular scales 79-91; a black spot at upper edge of caudal fin; body spotted and with irregular lines.
Feeding	Strongly dependent on krill as a food source.
Etymology	The specific name is from the Latin glacialis (= icy, frozen), “in memory of the frozen regions of the South Pole explored by the Belgica”.
Species Citation	Racovitzia glacialis Dollo 1900, Bulletin de l'Academie Royal de Belgique 4: 318. Type locality: Antarctic, about 71°23'S, 87°32'W [or 71°19'S, 87°37'W], depth 435 m.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2024
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Racovitzia glacialis Dollo 1900

References

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