Trematomus pennellii, Sharp-spined notothenia

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Trematomus pennellii Regan, 1914

Sharp-spined notothenia
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> Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) > Trematominae
Etymology: Trematomus: Greek, trematos = hole + Greek, tomo = section, cut (Ref. 45335); pennellii: Species name pennellii honors Harry LL Pennell, captain of the ship Terra Nova of Scott's British Antarctic Expedition of 1910 (Ref. 45168).
Eponymy: Commander Harry Lewin Lee Pennell, R.N. (1882–1916) served (as Navigator, at the time he was a Lieutenant) on the ‘Terra Nova’, British Antarctic Expedition (1910–1913). He died during the Battle of Jutland. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.

Issue
The genus Pseudotrematomus is a synonym of Trematomus, which is confirmed by a molecular study to be published (J.-C. Hureau, pers. comm. 08 Jun. 2010). The species Pseudotrematomus centronotus (Regan, 1914) is recognised as valid.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range Ecologia

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 732 m, usually 1 - 112 m (Ref. 11892). Polar; 60°S - 78°S

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Southern Ocean: Scotia Arc, South Orkney Islands, Davis and Ross seas.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.7 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 124149); 26.0 cm TL (female); peso massimo pubblicato: 342.00 g (Ref. 124149); peso massimo pubblicato: 342.00 g

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Spine dorsali (totale) : 4 - 6; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 32 - 35; Raggi anali molli: 29 - 31. Brownish with 2 or 3 large dark spots, part of spinous dorsal blackish (Ref. 11892).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Adults live on seafloor and spawns during summer (Ref. 45168). They feed primarily on errant polychaetes, with lesser amounts of amphipods, fish eggs and mollusks.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio. 123201): -1.8 - -1.1, mean -1.7 °C (based on 740 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5001   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00550 (0.00369 - 0.00818), b=3.26 (3.14 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio. 69278):  3.3   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Fec = 2,500-6,600).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (63 of 100). 🛈
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 27.8 [14.3, 75.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.418 [0.183, 0.866] mg/100g; Protein = 17 [16, 18] %; Omega3 = 0.389 [0.199, 0.723] g/100g; Selenium = 14.2 [5.5, 40.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 23.3 [4.5, 125.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.641 [0.397, 1.022] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.