Pagetopsis macropterus Crocodile icefish

Pagetopsis macropterus is commonly referred to as Crocodile icefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Christopher Zimmermann, Deutschland

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Scientific:: Pagetopsis macropterus
German:: Krokodileisfische
English:: Crocodile Icefish

Category:

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:: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pagetopsis macropterus
Krokodileisfische
Pagetopsis maculatus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-05-25 19:36:46
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)

External links

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

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