Parachaenichthys charcoti Charot`s dragonfish,Antarctic dragonfishes

Parachaenichthys charcoti is commonly referred to as Charot`s dragonfish,Antarctic dragonfishes. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5413 

AphiaID:

234687 

Scientific:

Parachaenichthys charcoti 

German:

Antarktischer Drachenfisch 

English:

Charot`s Dragonfish,Antarctic Dragonfishes 

Category:

Other Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Bathydraconidae (Family) > Parachaenichthys (Genus) > charcoti (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Vaillant, ), 1906 

Occurrence:

Antarctica, South Orkney Islands, South Shetlands Island  

Marine Zone:

Bathypelagial
The bathypelagial ranges from 1000 to 4000 meters depth.
The pressure in this depth zone is up to approx. 400 bar (4,000 tons per square meter or 400 kg per square centimeter.
There is no light left, only fish and bacteria can produce light in the form of bioluminescence. 

Sea depth:

5 - 400 Meter 

Size:

up to 9.84" (25 cm) 

Temperature:

-1,5 °F - -0,1 °F (-1,5°C - -0,1°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes) 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Parachaenichthys charcoti
  Antarktischer Drachenfisch
• Parachaenichthys georgianus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-05-07 12:29:07 

Last edit:

2025-10-04 09:37:54 

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