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Artedidraconidae (Barbled plunderfishes)
Etymology: Pogonophryne: Greek, pogon = beard + Greek, phrynos = toad (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912) was a British naval officer and Antarctic explorer. His biographies are extensive, so need not be repeated here. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 100 - 1180 m. Deep-water; 60°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: east Antarctica (Davis, Ross and Weddell seas), Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5181)
Amphipods were the main food of fishes from the Weddell Sea, although isopods, mysids and polychaetes were important food items (Ref. 5181).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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