Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 38 - 44; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 25 - 29. Pelvic fin very small with fleshy peduncle. Caudal fin weakly forked (Ref. 27363). Uniformly brown to blackish (Ref. 4410). Tips of each fin and gill membrane tinged with black (Ref. 27363).

Common Names

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Suidelike dryfvis , Afrikaans , South Africa

Ragfish , English , New Zealand

Southern driftfish , English , South Africa

Southern driftfish , English , Uruguay

Southern driftfish , English , Global

Southern driftfish , English , Global

White warehou , English , New Zealand

Fiatole antarctique , French , France

Fiatole antarctique , French , Kerguelen Is.

Fiatole antarctique , French , Global

Boro-ibodai , Japanese , Japan

澳洲拟鱼鲳 , Mandarin Chinese , China

澳洲擬魚鯧 , Mandarin Chinese , China

澳洲魚鯧 , Mandarin Chinese , China

澳洲鱼鲳 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Centrolophidae

Genus: Icichthys

Species: Icichthys australis Haedrich, 1966

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Biology

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A rare (Ref. 5205) oceanic species.

Habitat

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oceanic

Conservation Status

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Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

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Harmless