Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei

Family: Bathydraconidae

Genus: Gymnodraco

Species: Gymnodraco acuticeps Boulenger, 1902

Climate Zone

Biology

Adults spawn during September in Adélie Land. Hatching probably occurs in spring (mid-November) and pelagic development probably ends in autumn (February and March). Food items: fishes, amphipods, fish eggs and polychaetes (Ref. 5192). Larval pelagic phase is short (Ref. 41551).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless