Early life history of the ocellated icefish, Chionodraco rastrospinosus, off the Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: La Mesa, Mario, Catalano, Barbara, Jones, Christopher D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctic Science; Bransfield Strait; Icefish
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102012001095; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102012001095

Abstract Age, growth and feeding habits of early life stages of Chionodraco rastrospinosus Dewitt & Hureau, the most abundant channichthyid in the larval fish assemblages of the Bransfield Strait, were studied by otolith microincrement counts and stomach content analyses. Individuals measuring 3...