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Antarctic silverfish

Pleuragramma antarcticum Boulenger, 1902

Status not recordedbony fish

The Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarcticum) is a species in the family Nototheniidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the Antarctic silverfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Antarctic silverfish live?

Not recorded

Is the Antarctic silverfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the Antarctic silverfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyNototheniidae
  6. genusPleuragramma
  7. SpeciesPleuragramma antarcticum Boulenger, 1902

Synonyms Pleuragramma antarctica

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Antarktisk sølvfiskDanish
  • Diablillo AntárticoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Antarctic silverfish

Other species in the same family Nototheniidae.

Bald notothen

Pagothenia borchgrevinki

NototheniidaeNo free photo yet

Maori chief

Notothenia angustata

NototheniidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Antarctic silverfish?

The Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarcticum) belongs to the family Nototheniidae in the order Perciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarcticum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/antarctic-silverfish

MLA

“Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarcticum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/antarctic-silverfish.

BibTeX
@misc{antarctic_silverfish_2026,
  title = {Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarcticum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/antarctic-silverfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}