| Family: |
Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes), subfamily: Trematominae |
| Max. size: |
31 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 276.3 g |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 800 m |
| Distribution: |
Southern Ocean: inner slope and continental shelf of Antarctica, except the Antarctic Peninsula. Two specimens are reported from South Orkney islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-33; Anal soft rays: 34-36. Brownish with irregular indistinct darker crossbars, spinous dorsal blackish. Mouth and branchial cavities blackish (Ref. 11892). |
| Biology: |
Adults feed on amphipods (mostly Themisto gaudichaudii), copepods, polychaetes, and mysids. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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