Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937
Antarctic toothfish
Dissostichus mawsoni
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


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