FB-70718 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70718 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae Halieutopsis Halieutopsis kawaii Ho, 2021 Banded dragonfish 2024-09-23 2024-09-23 Corso, A.D., T. Desvignes, J.R. McDowell, C.-H.C. Cheng, E.E. Biesack, D.K. Steinberg and E.J. Hilton0 <i>Akarotaxis gouldae</i>, a new species of Antarctic dragonfish (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae) from the western Antarctic Peninsula. Zootaxa 5501(2):265-290. (Ref. 131869) FB-GeneralDescr-70727 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-09-26 00:00:00 2024-09-26 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70727 Adults were captured at 600-705 m while larvae were captured at 215-964 m; habitats at these depths in coastal regions of Antarctica are likely composed of similar fine sediments (Ref. 131869). Corso, A.D., T. Desvignes, J.R. McDowell, C.-H.C. Cheng, E.E. Biesack, D.K. Steinberg and E.J. Hilton 2024 <i>Akarotaxis gouldae</i>, a new species of Antarctic dragonfish (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae) from the western Antarctic Peninsula. Zootaxa 5501(2):265-290. (Ref. 131869) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70727 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-09-26 00:00:00 2024-09-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70727 This species is distinguished from A. nudiceps by the presence of two dark vertical bandsof pigment on the body; a larger body depth at the origin of the anal fins; and a shorter snout and jaw length.The smallest adult specimen examined was 12.73 mm SL, although the sex was not determined. It is unknown when the characteristic dark vertical bands develop in this species, although it has been reported that these do not appear on larvae up to 2.07 cm SL (Ref. 131869). Corso, A.D., T. Desvignes, J.R. McDowell, C.-H.C. Cheng, E.E. Biesack, D.K. Steinberg and E.J. Hilton 2024 <i>Akarotaxis gouldae</i>, a new species of Antarctic dragonfish (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae) from the western Antarctic Peninsula. Zootaxa 5501(2):265-290. (Ref. 131869) FB-Morphology-70727 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-09-26 00:00:00 2024-09-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70727 Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 31; Analsoft rays: 25 - 28; Vertebrae: 47 - 48 Corso, A.D., T. Desvignes, J.R. McDowell, C.-H.C. Cheng, E.E. Biesack, D.K. Steinberg and E.J. Hilton 2024 <i>Akarotaxis gouldae</i>, a new species of Antarctic dragonfish (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae) from the western Antarctic Peninsula. Zootaxa 5501(2):265-290. (Ref. 131869) FB-Distribution-70727 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-09-26 00:00:00 2024-09-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70727 Western Antarctic Peninsula. Corso, A.D., T. Desvignes, J.R. McDowell, C.-H.C. Cheng, E.E. Biesack, D.K. Steinberg and E.J. Hilton 2024 <i>Akarotaxis gouldae</i>, a new species of Antarctic dragonfish (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae) from the western Antarctic Peninsula. Zootaxa 5501(2):265-290. (Ref. 131869) FB-Size-70727 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-09-26 00:00:00 2024-09-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70727 14.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 131869)); 13.6 cm SL (female) Corso, A.D., T. Desvignes, J.R. McDowell, C.-H.C. Cheng, E.E. Biesack, D.K. Steinberg and E.J. Hilton 2024 <i>Akarotaxis gouldae</i>, a new species of Antarctic dragonfish (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae) from the western Antarctic Peninsula. Zootaxa 5501(2):265-290. (Ref. 131869) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70727 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-09-26 00:00:00 2024-09-26 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70727 bathydemersal; marine; depth range 215 - 964 m (Ref. 131869) Corso, A.D., T. Desvignes, J.R. McDowell, C.-H.C. Cheng, E.E. Biesack, D.K. Steinberg and E.J. Hilton 2024 <i>Akarotaxis gouldae</i>, a new species of Antarctic dragonfish (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae) from the western Antarctic Peninsula. Zootaxa 5501(2):265-290. (Ref. 131869)