Nototheniops mizops (Günther, 1880)
Toad notie
Nototheniops mizops
photo by FAO

Family:  Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes), subfamily: Nototheniinae
Max. size:  15 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 20 - 220 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: Kerguelen Is., Heard Is.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34-37; Anal soft rays: 33-35. Body with two series of large, partly confluent, irregular blackish spots, cheek with two oblique dark stripes, a blackish spot on spinous dorsal (Ref. 11892).
Biology:  Spawns in May-June, sometimes to July. Egg diameter greater than 1.65 mm (Ref. 45488).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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