Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes), subfamily: Pleuragrammatinae |
200 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 80 kg; max. reported age: 39 years |
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - 2200 m |
Southern Ocean: circumpolar coastal Antarctic broadly to the Convergence (Ref. 11892). Endemic to the seas around Antarctica (Ref. 5179). |
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). |
Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 89402). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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