Cryodraco
Cryodraco is a genus of crocodile icefishes native to the Southern Ocean. While C. antarcticus has minor commercial importance, C. atkinsoni and C. pappenheimi are of no interest to commercial fisheries.
Cryodraco | |
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Cryodraco antarcticus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Channichthyidae |
Genus: | Cryodraco Dollo, 1900 |
Type species | |
Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900 |
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900 – long-fingered icefish
- Cryodraco atkinsoni Regan, 1914
- Cryodraco pappenheimi Regan, 1913
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Cryodraco in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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