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Artedidraconidae (Barbled plunderfishes)
Etymology: Artedidraco: Petrus (Peter) Artedi, (10 Mar.) 1705-35 (28 Sep.), a son of a clergyman from Anundsjö named Olaus Arctaedius, in the northern part of Sweden.In 1729 he changed his name from Arctaedius to Arctædi, a name still later simplified to Artedi (Ref. 45335). More on author: Regan.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 82 - 801 m. Polar, preferred ?; 66°S - 77°S
Southern Ocean: East Antarctica (Ross Sea, South Victoria Land, Weddell Sea).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5181)
Found on the sublittoral and continental shelf. Feeds mainly on gammaridean amphipods, with substantial amounts of errant polychaetes. Isopods were a minor food item.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eakin, R.R., 1990. Artedidraconidae. p. 332-356. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5181)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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