Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) >
Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes) > Bathydraconinae
Etymology: Akarotaxis: Name from Greek words 'Akaros' meaning short or small and 'taxis' meaning row or line, referring to the short upper lateral line.
More on author: Waite.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 103 - 1191 m (Ref. 131869), usually 370 - 600 m (Ref. 131869). Deep-water; 66°S - 79°S
Southern Ocean: Antarctic continental shelf and west of Adelaide Island at the Antarctic Peninsula.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137577)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 31 - 33; Anal soft rays: 27 - 28. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: body covered with ctenoid scales; two lateral lines with about 10 tubular scales; posterodorsal end of the opercle with a small hook; branchiostegal rays 6; conical teeth small; gill rakers well-developed (Ref. 131869).
Cross section: compressed.
Spawning may take place during middle to late summer.
Gon, O., 1990. Bathydraconidae. p. 364-380. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. 462 p. (Ref. 5192)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Tools
Special reports
Download XML
Internet sources
