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Crocodile icefish

Crocodile icefishes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Channichthyidae
'Species\'
Chaenocephalus aceratus
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The crocodile icefishes are a family (Channichthyidae) of perciform fish found in the cold waters around Antarctica and southern South America. They are notable for lacking red blood cells; it is believed that they rely on the well-oxygenated water and absorb oxygen directly through the skin.

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