| Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) |
| 28 cm TL (male/unsexed); 35 cm TL (female); max. reported age: 10 years |
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demersal; depth range 0 - 700 m |
| Southern Ocean: Peter Island, South Shetland, Elephant and South Orkney islands. Mac-Robertson, Queen Mary, Adelie Coasts, Weddell, Davis and Ross seas. East Antarctica from Queen Maud Land to Terre Adelie. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 4-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34-39; Anal soft rays: 31-35. Body brownish, large dark spots in two or three series on body. Spinous dorsal blackish in upper part (Ref. 11892). |
| Found in seafloors, well adapted to extremely low and stable temperatures (-1.86°C, annual mean temperature of McMurdo Sound) (Ref. 45168). Feed on polychaetes, gastropods, isopods, amphipods and few algae. Spawn once a year (Ref. 1071). Utilized for human consumption. |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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