Dacodraco hunteri

Dacodraco hunteri is a species of crocodile icefish native to the Southern Ocean at depths of from 300 to 800 metres (980 to 2,620 ft).[1] This species has a circum-Antarctic distribution and lives on the continental shelf.[1] This species grows to a length of 29 centimetres (11 in) TL.[1] This species is the only known member of its genus.

Dacodraco hunteri
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Dacodraco

Waite, 1916
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D. hunteri
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Dacodraco hunteri
Waite, 1916

This species has a long larval pelagic phase. It is of no interest to commercial fisheries.[1]

References

  1. "Cannot Connect to database". www.fishbase.in. Retrieved 2020-08-12.


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