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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).
Eponymy: Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874–1922) was a British polar explorer who led three expeditions to the Antarctic. His biography is widely accessible. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Waite.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 56 - 460 m. Polar; 65°S - 79°S
Southern Ocean: East Antarctica (Ross Sea, South Victoria Land, MacRoberston Land, Queen Mary Land, Weddell Sea, Queen Maud Land, Davis Sea, Enderby Land).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5181); max. published weight: 25.60 g (Ref. 124149); max. published weight: 25.60 g
Found on the sublittoral and continental shelf. Adults feed mainly on polychaetes and to a lesser extent, isopods (Ref. 5181).
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. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00676 (0.00423 - 0.01081), b=3.01 (2.87 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.41 se; based on food items. |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=170-310). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |