Gymnodraco acuticeps Ploughfish

Gymnodraco acuticeps is commonly referred to as Ploughfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7176 

AphiaID:

234800 

Scientific:

Gymnodraco acuticeps 

German:

Antarktis-Drachenfisch 

English:

Ploughfish 

Category:

Other Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Bathydraconidae (Family) > Gymnodraco (Genus) > acuticeps (Species) 

Initial determination:

Boulenger, 1902 

Occurrence:

Antarctica, Laptev Sea, South Shetlands Island , Terre Adélie 

Sea depth:

0 - 800 Meter 

Size:

up to 13.39" (34 cm) 

Temperature:

0,5 °F - -2,1 °F (0,5°C - -2,1°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Fish eggs, Fish larvae, Krill, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Gymnodraco acuticeps
  Antarktis-Drachenfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-05-24 15:38:01 

Last edit:

2020-04-03 22:07:49 

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