Issue
Chionodraco kathleenae Regan, 1914 is considered as valid by ECoF but no taxaonomic evidence is provided since Iwami & Kock (1990) who synonymized the species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 4 - 600 m. Polar; 60°S - 78°S, 180°W - 180°E
Southern Ocean: Circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 35.0, range 33 - 37 cm
Max length : 49.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124149); max. published weight: 633.00 g (Ref. 124149); max. published weight: 633.00 g
Found on the continental shelf. Synchronous spawner (Ref. 50743). Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 89434).
Iwami, T. and K.-H. Kock, 1990. Channichthyidae. p. 381-389. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. 462 p. (Ref. 5200)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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