| Family: |
Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes), subfamily: Nototheniinae |
| Max. size: |
92 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 10,000.0 g; max. reported age: 16 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 350 m, oceanodromous |
| Distribution: |
Southern Ocean: northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula, Scotia Arc, Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard and Macquarie islands, and Ob' and Lena banks. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 4-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-36; Anal soft rays: 26-30 |
| Biology: |
The sexually immature members of the population stay in lesser depths, mainly in the shallow fjord bays. Yearlings feed mainly on mesozooplankton in the near surface zone (5-15 m). Immature and mature fish are benthic but stay in shallower depths (10-20 m). Sexually mature fish move out of the fjord to stay in the shelf zone. Spawn once a year (Ref. 89316). Maximum life span for males is 12 years (Ref. 28106). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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