Longfin icedevil

Aethotaxis mitopteryx

Southern Ocean fish dwelling down to eight hundred fifty meters

Circumpolar Antarctic
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Polar regions
Fusiform
Medium

The longfin icedevil (Aethotaxis mitopteryx), also known as the threadfin pinhead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nototheniidae, the notothens or cod icefishes. It is native to the Southern Ocean where it can be found at depths down to 850 metres (2,790 ft). This species grows to a length of 42 centimetres (17 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus and is of no interest to commercial fisheries.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Nototheniidae
Genus: Aethotaxis
Maximum length: 44.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southern Ocean: islands of the Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, Prydz Bay and the Ross Sea. A separate subspecies may be present in the Ross Sea population, but this needs more evidence (Ref. 5179 ). Reported from Olaf Prydz Bay, Mackenzie Sea, Indian sector of the Antarctic (Ref. 44178 ).

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