Lepidonotothen squamifrons (Günther, 1880)

Description


Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 36 - 37; Anal soft rays: 29 - 33. Body with 8 or 9 long dusky crossbars, cheek with two oblique dark stripes. First dorsal fin blackish (Ref. 11892).

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei

Family: Nototheniidae

Genus: Lepidonotothen

Species: Lepidonotothen squamifrons (Günther, 1880)

Climate Zone


  • Temperate
  • Biology


    Feeds chiefly on macrozooplankton (mainly crustaceans, cnidarians and salps) and midwater fishes.

    Habitat


    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status


    Not Evaluated

    Threat to Humans


    Harmless

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