Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 210 - 667 m. Deep-water; 65°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: East Antarctica (South Victoria Land, MacRobertson Land, Ross Sea, Weddell Sea).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124149); max. published weight: 128.20 g (Ref. 124149)
Found on the sublittoral and continental shelf. Biology unknown.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -1.8 - 0.5, mean -1 °C (based on 475 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00386 - 0.02592), b=3.08 (2.86 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).