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Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937 Antarctic toothfish |
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photo by
Sala, A. |
| Family: | Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes), subfamily: Pleuragrammatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 200 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 80 kg; max. reported age: 39 years | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - 2200 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southern Ocean: circumpolar coastal Antarctic broadly to the Convergence (Ref. 11892). Endemic to the seas around Antarctica (Ref. 5179). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 8-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-27; Anal soft rays: 25-26. Uniformly brownish, with 4 irregular and incomplete dark cross-bars and with some dark spots (Ref. 11892). | |||
| Biology: | Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 89402). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||