Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei

Family: Bathydraconidae

Genus: Bathydraco

Species: Bathydraco macrolepis Boulenger, 1907

Climate Zone

Location

• Southern Ocean: Antarctic continental shelf and slopes. Probably circum-Antarctic.

Biology

Found at depths ranging between 450-950 m and 1,750-2,100 m. The discontinuity may be due to inadequate sampling.

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless