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Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) > Nototheniinae
Etymology: Nototheniops: Greek, noton = filament + Greek, adverbial particle, then, that denotes distance or removal + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335); nudifrons: Name from Latin nudus meaning naked and frons for forehead, for the unscaled forehead (Ref. 11892).
More on author: Lönnberg.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 400 m (Ref. 11892). Polar; 55°S - 72°S
Southern Ocean: Scotia Arc, South Georgia, South Shetlands, South Orkneys, South Sandwich.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11892)
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 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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