ocellated icefish
Chionodraco rastrospinosus DeWitt & Hureau, 1979
Also calledPeixe-gelo-ocelado (por) · Pesce ghiaccio ocellato (ita) · Øjeplettet isfisk (dan) · Шипоносая белокровка (rus)
First described in: DeWitt, H. H.; Hureau, J.-C. (1980). Fishes collected during "Hero" cruise 72-2 in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, with the description of two new genera and three new species. <em>Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Série 4: Section A: Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie Animales.</em> 1 (3) (for 1979): 775-820.
The ocellated icefish (Chionodraco rastrospinosus) is a fish belonging to the Channichthyidae family. It lives in the cold waters off Antarctica and is known for having transparent haemoglobin-free blood.
C. rastrospinosus live in the Southern Ocean up to a depth of 1 km. They are most commonly found on the seabed at 200–400 m. They range from the South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands to the Antarctic Peninsula . They grow up to 52 centimetres (20 in) and average 30 centimetres (12 in). The adults feed on krill and other fish.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2389955.