Mackerel icefish
| Mackerel icefish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Channichthyidae |
| Genus: | Champsocephalus |
| Species: | C. gunnari
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| Binomial name | |
| Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg, 1905
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The mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) is a benthopelagic species of fish found in the Southern Ocean and the southernmost waters of the Atlantic Ocean. They are mainly to be found near Heard and McDonald Islands, Îles Kerguelen and islands in the south Atlantic such as South Georgia and Bouvet Island. The species also inhabits the northern waters of the Antarctic Peninsula.They live at depths of 0–700 metres (0–2,297 ft), but are commonly found at depths of 30 to 250 metres (98 to 820 ft).