Neopagetopsis ionah
Neopagetopsis ionah, Jonah's icefish, is a species of crocodile icefish found in the Southern Ocean at depths of from 20 to 900 metres (66 to 2,953 ft). It has a circum-Antarctic distribution on the continental slope and continental shelf. This species grows to a length of 56 centimetres (22 in) TL. Adults mainly feed on fishes and krill. This species is the only known member of its genus. It is of no interest to commercial fisheries.[1]
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| Genus: | Neopagetopsis Nybelin, 1947 |
| Species: | N. ionah |
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| Neopagetopsis ionah Nybelin, 1947 | |
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