Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) |
44 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; depth range 50 - 500 m |
Southwest Atlantic: restricted to the Patagonian shelf. |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-35; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 32-34; Vertebrae: 51-52. Lateral line scales 49-54 (upper), 11-17 (lower). Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 27363). |
Maximum length taken from asymptotic length in Ref. 7226; length type assumed as TL. Bottom browser, feeding mostly on gelatinous and crustacean plankton (Ref. 47657). |
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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