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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
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 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.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 27.3, range 19 - 36 cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5179); common length : 35.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2121); Età massima riportata: 19 anni (Ref. 5789)
Spine dorsali (totale): 4 - 5; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 36-37; Raggi anali molli: 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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.3 - 2.8, mean 1.7 °C (based on 21 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.52 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (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).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 18.9 [11.9, 33.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.274 [0.173, 0.456] mg/100g; Protein = 15.9 [13.4, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.661 [0.365, 1.167] g/100g; Selenium = 22.1 [11.0, 43.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 32.9 [10.7, 107.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.549 [0.402, 0.742] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.
