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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
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Common names from other countries

Bocassette écrivain, Doradillo escribano, Bocassette écrivain, ... more

Main reference

Dewitt, H.H., P.C. Heemstra and O. Gon. 1990. (Ref. 5179)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 24.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5179)

Length at first maturity
L_m 22.5 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 30 - 750 m (Ref. 51730)

Climate / Range

Polar; -1°C - 2°C (Ref. 51730), preferred -1°C (Ref. 107945); 45°S - 70°S

Distribution

Southern Ocean: Balleny Islands, Peter I Island, Palmer Archipelago, Graham Land, South Shetlands, South Orkneys, South Sandwich, South Georgia, Shag Rocks, Bouvet, and sub-Antarctic islands and seamounts of the Indian Ocean Sector (except Kerguelen, Heard, McDonald and Macquarie islands and Kara Dag seamount).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 37-39; Anal soft rays: 37 - 38. Irregular oblique dark cross-bars on body. Distal part of spinous dorsal with black blotch, soft dorsal with oblique dark stripes. Anal plain or similarly marked. Breast to middle depth of pectoral fins a notable silvery-white (Ref. 11892).

Feeds mainly on krill, hyperiid amphipods and mysids. Spawning occurs in autumn and winter (Ref. 51730).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.3 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.27; Fec = 2,046)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Nototheniops larseni (Lönnberg, 1905)