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Artedidraconidae (Barbled plunderfishes)
Etymology: Pogonophryne: Greek, pogon = beard + Greek, phrynos = toad (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Vladimir Viktorovich Barsukov (1922–1989) was a Russian Ichthyologist, who was a Senior Research Scientist at the Zoological Institute of the USSR Academy of Science and Director of its Ichthyology Laboratory for seventeen years. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Andriashev.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 195 - 1120 m (Ref. 5181). Deep-water; 60°S - 74°S
Southern Ocean: (Knox Coast, Ross Sea, Queen Maud Land), South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5181); max. published weight: 199.40 g (Ref. 124149)
Biology unknown (Ref. 5181). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
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: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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