Chionodraco

Chionodraco is a genus of crocodile icefishes found in the Southern Ocean.

Chionodraco
C. hamatus
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Chionodraco

Lönnberg, 1906
Type species
Chaenichthys rhinoceratus hamatus
Lönnberg, 1905

Reproduction

In common with many other channichthyid fishes, reproduction in Chionodraco hamatus involves laying eggs in a nest and parental guarding. Similar morphological features suggest that at least Chionodraco rastrospinosus has similar reproductive behaviours.[1]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. Ferrando, S.; Castellano, L.; Gallus, L.; Ghigliotti, L.; Masini, M. A.; Pisano, E. & Vacchi, M. (2014). "A demonstration of nesting in two Antarctic icefish (genus Chionodraco) using a fin dimorphism analysis and ex situ videos". PLOS ONE. 9 (3): e90512. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...990512F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090512. PMC 3944016. PMID 24598889.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Chionodraco in FishBase. June 2018 version.


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