Mackerel icefish
| Mackerel icefish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Notothenioidei |
| Family: | Channichthyidae |
| Genus: | Champsocephalus |
| Species: | C. gunnari |
| Binomial name | |
| Champsocephalus gunnari | |
The mackerel icefish, Champsocephalus gunnari, is a fish found only in the Southern Ocean. They are mainly to be found near Heard and McDonald Islands, Îles Kerguelen and islands in the south Atlantic such as South Georgia.[2]
Larval stage
Due to overfishing, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) considers the species "depleted"
Its normal size is 22-25 inch long, and only 1 inch when it is born.[3]
References
- ↑ Champsocephalus gunnari at the Encyclopedia of Life
- ↑ "Mackerel icefish". Australian Antarctic Division. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ↑ "General Situation of World Fish Stocks" (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
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