Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937
Antarctic toothfish
Dissostichus mawsoni
photo by Sala, A.

 Family:  Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
 Max. size:  200 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 80 kg; max. reported age: 39 years
 Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 2200 m
 Distribution:  Southern Ocean: circumpolar coastal Antarctic broadly to the Convergence (Ref. 11892). Endemic to the seas around Antarctica (Ref. 5179).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 8-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-27; Anal soft rays: 25-26. Uniformly brownish, with 4 irregular and incomplete dark cross-bars and with some dark spots (Ref. 11892).
 Biology:  Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 89402).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Jarre-Teichmann, Astrid - 23.01.93
 Modified by: Luna, Susan M. - 08.08.12

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