Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Channichthyidae Crocodile icefishes

Genus: Channichthys

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Channichthys aelitae
[Aelita icefish]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Channichthys bospori
[Big-eyed icefish]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Channichthys irinae
[Pygmy icefish]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Channichthys mithridatis
[Green icefish]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Channichthys panticapaei
[Charcoal icefish]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Channichthys rhinoceratus
[Unicorn icefish]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Channichthys richardsoni
[Robust icefish]

Photo by Voskoboinikova, O.

Channichthys rugosus
[Red icefish]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Channichthys velifer
[Sail icefish]

9 Species of Family Channichthyidae with Genus Channichthys
(Crocodile icefishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1995	Channichthys aelitae	Aelita icefish	Southern Ocean	33.4 SL
1995	Channichthys bospori	Big-eyed icefish	Southern Ocean
1995	Channichthys irinae	Pygmy icefish	Southern Ocean	25.9 TL
2008	Channichthys mithridatis	Green icefish	Antarctic	43.7 TL
1995	Channichthys panticapaei	Charcoal icefish	Southern Ocean, Sub-Antar	40.2 TL
1844	Channichthys rhinoceratus	Unicorn icefish	Southern Ocean	60 TL
2011	Channichthys richardsoni	Robust icefish	Southern Ocean, Sub-Antar	37.4 TL
1913	Channichthys rugosus	Red icefish	Southern Ocean	3 SL
1974	Channichthys velifer	Sail icefish	Southern Ocean	49 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Channichthyidae Crocodile icefishesGenus: Channichthys(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Channichthyidae Crocodile icefishes

Genus: Channichthys

(See list of species below)