| Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) |
| 41 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal; depth range 6 - 549 m |
| Southern Ocean: South Orkneys, South Georgia and South Shetland islands. Ross, Davis and Weddell seas, South Victoria, Adelie, Queen Mary and Princess Ragnhild Coasts. |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 5-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 36-41; Anal soft rays: 33-37. Body brownish, large dark spots or cross bars on body. Head often spotted, fins barred with series of dark spots (Ref. 11892). |
| Adults feed on small fishes, krill and other euphausiids, polychaetes, copepods, amphipods, isopods and small gastropods. Mature individuals spawn once a year (Ref. 1071). |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
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