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Trematomus pennellii Regan, 1914

Sharp-spined notothenia
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) > Trematominae
Etymology: Trematomus: Greek, trematos = hole + Greek, tomo = section, cut (Ref. 45335); pennellii: Species name pennellii honors Harry LL Pennell, captain of the ship Terra Nova of Scott's British Antarctic Expedition of 1910 (Ref. 45168).
Eponymy: Commander Harry Lewin Lee Pennell, R.N. (1882–1916) served (as Navigator, at the time he was a Lieutenant) on the ‘Terra Nova’, British Antarctic Expedition (1910–1913). He died during the Battle of Jutland. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.

Issue
The genus Pseudotrematomus is a synonym of Trematomus, which is confirmed by a molecular study to be published (J.-C. Hureau, pers. comm. 08 Jun. 2010). The species Pseudotrematomus centronotus (Regan, 1914) is recognised as valid.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 732 m, usually 1 - 112 m (Ref. 11892). Polar; 60°S - 78°S

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Southern Ocean: Scotia Arc, South Orkney Islands, Davis and Ross seas.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124149); 26.0 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 342.00 g (Ref. 124149); max. published weight: 342.00 g

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Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 35; Anal soft rays: 29 - 31. Brownish with 2 or 3 large dark spots, part of spinous dorsal blackish (Ref. 11892).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults live on seafloor and spawns during summer (Ref. 45168). They feed primarily on errant polychaetes, with lesser amounts of amphipods, fish eggs and mollusks.

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Dewitt, H.H., P.C. Heemstra and O. Gon, 1990. Nototheniidae. p. 279-331. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5179)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): -1.8 - -1.1, mean -1.7 °C (based on 740 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00550 (0.00369 - 0.00818), b=3.26 (3.14 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 2,500-6,600).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (63 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 27.8 [14.3, 75.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.418 [0.183, 0.866] mg/100g; Protein = 17 [16, 18] %; Omega3 = 0.389 [0.199, 0.723] g/100g; Selenium = 14.2 [5.5, 40.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 23.3 [4.5, 125.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.641 [0.397, 1.022] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.