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Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
Etymology: brachysoma: Named after a leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx, phoke in Greek means seal (Ref. 11892).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 429 m (Ref. 11892), usually 0 - 30 m. Polar, preferred ?; 61°S - 79°S
Southern Ocean: Ross Sea, Davis Sea, Wilhelm II Coast, north of Edward VII and west coast of Antarctic Peninsula.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11892)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 4 - 5;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 29-32;
Anal
soft rays: 26 - 30. In life yellowish brown, iridescent blue dorsally; some specimens with patches of coral pink near the head (Ref. 5179). Six dark spots on back below the dorsal fins (Ref. 11892).
A cryopelagic species associated with the underside of ice. Feeds on copepods and euphausiids.
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 no interest
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