Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei

Family: Bathydraconidae

Genus: Parachaenichthys

Species: Parachaenichthys charcoti (Vaillant, 1906)

Climate Zone

Biology

Yolk larvae (2.3-3.2 cm TL) found from late October to early December; small juveniles from mid-January to mid-March, thus hatching may occur in late winter. Feeds on fish (Ref. 5192).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless