Artedidraco shackletoni Waite, 1911

Description


Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei

Family: Artedidraconidae

Genus: Artedidraco

Species: Artedidraco shackletoni Waite, 1911

Climate Zone


  • demersal
  • Location


  • Southern Ocean: East Antarctica (Ross Sea, South Victoria Land, MacRoberston Land, Queen Mary Land, Weddell Sea, Queen Maud Land, Davis Sea, Enderby Land).
  • Biology


    Found on the sublittoral and continental shelf. Adults feed mainly on polychaetes and to a lesser extent, isopods (Ref. 5181).

    Habitat


    demersal