Neopagetopsis ionah

Neopagetopsis ionah
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Channichthyidae
Genus: Neopagetopsis
Nybelin, 1947
Species: N. ionah
Binomial name
Neopagetopsis ionah
Nybelin, 1947

Neopagetopsis ionah, Jonah's icefish, is a species of crocodile icefish found in the Southern Ocean at depths of from 20 to 900 metres (66 to 2,953 ft). This species grows to a length of 56 centimetres (22 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Neopagetopsis ionah" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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