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Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
Etymology: Notothenia: Greek, 'notos', ou; ?????, ??), from the south + Greek, 'e 'eutheneia',as or 'euthenia', as (????????, ??; ???????, ??), abundance (P. Romero, pers.comm. 01/16); coriiceps: coriiceps from Latin corium skin or leather plus ceps head = skin head or leather head (Ref. 11892). More on author: Richardson.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 550 m. Polar, preferred -1°C (Ref. 107945); 46°S - 78°S, 180°W - 180°E
Southern Ocean: probably circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf. So far, known from the western Ross Sea, Balleny islands, Adélie Land, Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands, islands of the Scotia Arc to South Georgia, Weddell Sea, Bouvet, and the sub-Antarctic islands of the Indian Ocean sector.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 62.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5179); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2121)
Most commonly found in less than 200 m.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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