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Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
Etymology: Lepidonotothen: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, noton = back + Greek, adverbial particle, then, that denotes distance or remova (Ref. 45335); squamifrons: squamifrons from Latin squama scale, plus frons, frontis forehead for its full upper head cover of small scales (Ref. 11892).
Omgeving / Klimaat / Range
Ecologie
; marien benthopelagisch; diepteverspreiding 10 - 900 m (Ref. 11892), usually 195 - 312 m (Ref. 11892). Temperate, preferred -1°C (Ref. 107945); 45°S - 79°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 5179)
Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island and Bouvet Island. Also known from sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?, range 19 - 36 cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 5179); common length : 35.0 cm TL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 2121); Maximaal vermelde leeftijd: 19 jaren (Ref. 5789)
Dorsale stekels (totaal): 4 - 5; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 36-37; Anale zachte stralen: 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.
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
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Harmless
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