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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
Etymology: Patagonotothen: Composed from Patagonia, the Argentinian province + Greek,noton = back + Greek, adverbial particle, then, that denotes distance or removal (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 140 - 250 m (Ref. 11892). Polar, preferred ?

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Southern Ocean: Shag Rocks, South Georgia Province.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11892)

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Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-37; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 33 - 35. Body grayish and with seven or eight transverse stripes, becoming upper and lower alternating spots posteriorly. Upper part of head dark. Two or three dark stripes on cheeks. Fins yellow to lemon yellow, becoming lighter towards tips. Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 11892).

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Miller, R.G., 1993. A history and atlas of the fishes of the Antarctic Ocean. Foresta Institute, Nevada. 792 p. (Ref. 11892)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Patagonotothen brevicauda shagensis Balushkin & Permitin, 1982