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Common names: Antarctic cod, Antarctic toothfish, Giant Antarctic cod
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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

Клыкач антарктический, Légine antarctique, Austromerluza antártica, ... more

Main reference

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

Max length : 200 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90825); common length : 127 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90825); max. published weight: 80.0 kg (Ref. 5179); max. reported age: 39 years (Ref. 88081)

Length at first maturity
L_m 133.2 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 2200 m (Ref. 90824), usually 88 - 1600 m (Ref. 5179)

Climate / Range

Polar, preferred -1°C (Ref. 107945); 45°S - 78°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution

Southern Ocean: circumpolar coastal Antarctic broadly to the Convergence (Ref. 11892). Endemic to the seas around Antarctica (Ref. 5179).
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Short description

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).

Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 89402).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.9 ±0.59 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.056; Fec=400,000)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Very high vulnerability (81 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937