| Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) |
| 55 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 19 years |
|
benthopelagic; depth range 10 - 900 m |
| Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island and Bouvet Island. Also known from sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Indian and Pacific Oceans. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 36-37; Anal soft rays: 29-33. Body with 8 or 9 long dusky crossbars, cheek with two oblique dark stripes. First dorsal fin blackish (Ref. 11892). |
| Feeds chiefly on macrozooplankton (mainly crustaceans, cnidarians and salps) and midwater fishes. |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
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