Cryodraco

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Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilyChannichthyidae

Habitatmarine

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Specimen records: 5
Family: Channichthyidae
Collections: YPM, USNM, AM
Recorded in: Antarctica, Australia

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Channichthyidae
Image: Cryodraco atkinsoni.jpg

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Commons category: Cryodraco
taxon name: Cryodraco
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Cryodraco

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thumbnail|Cryodraco atkinsoni

Cryodraco is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Channichthyidae, the crocodile icefishes. They are found in the Southern Ocean. While C. antarcticus has minor commercial importance, C. atkinsoni and C. pappenheimi are of no interest to commercial fisheries.

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