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South Georgia icefish (Pseudochaenichthys georgianus)
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Channichthyidae

South Georgia icefish

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

Channichthyid Fish from Four Hundred Seventy Five Meters

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

South Georgia 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
fusiform
Distribution
Southern Ocean: known from the islands of the Scotia Sea and the northern part of the Antarctic Peninsula to Scott Island.

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