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Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
Etymology: Notothenia: Greek, 'notos', ou; ?????, ??), from the south + Greek, 'e 'eutheneia',as or 'euthenia', as (????????, ??; ???????, ??), abundance (P. Romero, pers.comm. 01/16); coriiceps: coriiceps from Latin corium skin or leather plus ceps head = skin head or leather head (Ref. 11892). More on author: Richardson.
Ambiente / Clima / Range
Ecologia
; marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 550 m. Polar, preferred -1°C (Ref. 107945); 46°S - 78°S, 180°W - 180°E
Southern Ocean: probably circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf. So far, known from the western Ross Sea, Balleny islands, Adélie Land, Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands, islands of the Scotia Arc to South Georgia, Weddell Sea, Bouvet, and the sub-Antarctic islands of the Indian Ocean sector.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 62.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5179); common length : 50.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2121)
Spine dorsali (totale): 4 - 6; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 35-38; Raggi anali molli: 26 - 30. Wide interorbital space, fewer pectoral rays, lack of scales below the eye (Ref. 11892).
Most commonly found in less than 200 m.
Dewitt, H.H., P.C. Heemstra and O. Gon, 1990. Nototheniidae. p. 279-331. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5179)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: di potenziale interesse
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00741 (0.00593 - 0.00927), b=3.18 (3.12 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.35 se; Based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
69278): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Assuming tm>4).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (62 of 100) .
