Chionodraco

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Chionodraco is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Channichthyidae, the crocodile icefishes. They are found in the Southern Ocean.

Chionodraco contains two circum-antarctic species and one which is apparently confined to West Antarctica. They are demersal and pelagic fishes found on the continental shelf and slope.

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Chionodraco is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Channichthyidae, the crocodile icefishes. They are found in the Southern Ocean.

Chionodraco contains two circum-antarctic species and one which is apparently confined to West Antarctica. They are demersal and pelagic fishes found on the continental shelf and slope.

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Chionodraco rastrospinosus

The ocellated icefish (Chionodraco rastrospinosus) is a fish of the family Channichthyidae. 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...

Chionodraco hamatus

Chionodraco hamatus is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Channichthyidae, the crocodile icefishes. It is found in the Southern Ocean.