Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg, 1905
Description
Vertebrae: 59 - 62.
Common Names
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei
Family: Channichthyidae
Genus: Champsocephalus
Species: Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg, 1905
Climate Zone
Location
Biology
Feed mainly on krill and mysids. Spawn in autumn and winter (Ref. 50743). Synchronous spawner (Ref. 50743). Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 71843). Utilized as a food fish (Ref. 4931).
Habitat
benthopelagic
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated
Threat to Humans
Harmless