Southern driftfish

The southern driftfish or ragfish, Icichthys australis, is a medusafish of the genus Icichthys found around the world in all southern oceans between latitudes 50° S and 60° S, from the surface down to 2,000 m. Its length is from 35 to 80 cm.

Southern driftfish
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Icichthys
Species:
I. australis
Binomial name
Icichthys australis
Haedrich, 1966

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Icichthys australis" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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