Cryodraco
Appearance
Cryodraco | |
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Cryodraco antarcticus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Channichthyidae |
Genus: | Cryodraco Dollo, 1900 |
Type species | |
Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900
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Cryodraco is a genus of crocodile icefishes native to the Southern Ocean. While C. antarcticus has minor commercial importance, C. atkinsoni and C. pappenheimi are of no interest to commercial fisheries.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900 – long-fingered icefish
- Cryodraco atkinsoni Regan, 1914
- Cryodraco pappenheimi Regan, 1913
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cryodraco". FishBase. February 2013 version.