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Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes) > Bathydraconinae
Etymology: Racovitzia: Because of Janko von Racovitz, Rumanian entomologist.
Eponymy: Professor Dr Emil G Racoviță (sometimes Racovitza) (1868–1947) was a Romanian zoologist and especially a pioneering bio-speleologist. [...] Charles Turnbull Harrisson (1866*–1914) was a biologist from Tasmania who took part in the Mawson Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914) and was responsible for collecting many interesting fish species. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Waite.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 595 m (Ref. 46206). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Pequeño, G., 1989. Peces de Chile. Lista sistematica revisada y comentada. Rev. Biol. Mar., Valparaiso 24(2):1-132. (Ref. 9068)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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