Trematomus scotti (Boulenger, 1907)
Crowned rockcod
photo by FAO

Family:  Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes), subfamily: Trematominae
Max. size:  24.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 124.6 g
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 793 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: South Shetland, South Orkney islands, Ross Sea, Breid Bay, Weddell Sea and Antarctic Peninsula (Ref. 11892).
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Biology:  Adults feed primarily on polychaetes, euphausiids, amphipods, together with a lesser amount of isopods. Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 89434).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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