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ocellated icefish (Chionodraco rastrospinosus)
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Channichthyidae

ocellated icefish

Chionodraco rastrospinosus

Juveniles grow two millimeters weekly

  • Polar
  • Circumpolar Antarctic
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Southern Ocean
  • Polar regions
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Cold-water fish

ocellated icefish is a marine fish found around Southern Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 52 cm.

Maximum length
52 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Southern Ocean: ranges from the South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands to the Antarctic Peninsula.

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