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unicorn icefish (Channichthys rhinoceratus)
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Channichthyidae

unicorn icefish

Channichthys rhinoceratus

Fish Known Only from Coastal Waters

  • Polar
  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Southern Ocean
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Cold-water fish

unicorn icefish is a marine fish of Southern Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 60 cm.

Maximum length
60 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Southern Ocean: endemic to the Kerguelen-Heard Plateau, Antarctica.

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