| 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). |
| Diagnosis: |
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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)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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