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Pagetopsis macropterus Crocodile icefish

Pagetopsis macropterusis commonly referred to as Crocodile icefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
7179 
AphiaID:
234707 
Scientific:
Pagetopsis macropterus 
German:
Krokodileisfische 
English:
Crocodile Icefish 
Category:
Thornfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Channichthyidae (Family) > Pagetopsis (Genus) > macropterus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Boulenger, ), 1907 
Occurrence:
Antarctica, South Orkney Islands, South Shetlands Island , Terre Adélie 
Sea depth:
5 - 655 Meter 
Size:
up to 12.99" (33 cm) 
Temperature:
-1,8 °F - -2,2 °F (-1,8°C - -2,2°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Krill, Predatory, Schrimps 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-03-31 23:06:00 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Pagetopsis macropterus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Pagetopsis macropterus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Pagetopsis macropterus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Boulenger, 1907)

Synonyms:
Champsocephalus macropterus Boulenger, 1907

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Channichthyidae (Family) > Pagetopsis (Genus)

Scientific paper

  1. Oxygen consumption in an antarctic hemoglobin-free fish, Pagetopsis macropterus, and in three species of Notothenia, E.A. Hemmingsen; E.L. Douglas; G.C. Grigg, 1969

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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