Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei

Family: Channichthyidae

Genus: Dacodraco

Species: Dacodraco hunteri Waite, 1916

Climate Zone

Location

• Southern Ocean: Probably circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf.

Biology

Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 41551).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless