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Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) > Nototheniinae
Etymology: Lepidonotothen: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, noton = back + Greek, adverbial particle, then, that denotes distance or remova (Ref. 45335); squamifrons: squamifrons from Latin squama scale, plus frons, frontis forehead for its full upper head cover of small scales (Ref. 11892).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien benthopelagisch; diepte 10 - 900 m (Ref. 11892), usually 195 - 312 m (Ref. 11892). Temperate; 45°S - 79°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 5179)
Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island and Bouvet Island. Also known from sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm 27.3, range 19 - 36 cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5179); common length : 35.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2121); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 19 Jaren (Ref. 5789)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 4 - 5; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 36 - 37; Anale zachte stralen: 29 - 33. Body with 8 or 9 long dusky crossbars, cheek with two oblique dark stripes. First dorsal fin blackish (Ref. 11892).
Feeds chiefly on macrozooplankton (mainly crustaceans, cnidarians and salps) and midwater fishes.
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 1.3 - 2.8, mean 1.7 (based on 21 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00468 (0.00393 - 0.00556), b=3.24 (3.19 - 3.29), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.52 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (K=0.08-0.12; tm=7-9; tmax=19; Fec = >10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High vulnerability (55 of 100).
