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Etymology: Patagonotothen: Composed from Patagonia, the Argentinian province + Greek,noton = back + Greek, adverbial particle, then, that denotes distance or removal (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Eustace Rolfe Gunther (1902–1940) was a British junior zoologist on the Discovery Oceanographic Expedition (1925–1927) during which he studied the habits of whales and life in the Antarctic and southern oceans. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Norman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 30 - 160 m (Ref. 43705). Temperate; 49°S - 56°S
Southwest Atlantic: Patagonian region of Argentina, around the Falkland Islands, and Burdwood Bank.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124154)
May be found at depths greater than 250 m in the Patagonian region (Ref. 5179).
Mature females may spawn for the first time from around 3-4 years of age (Ref. 71843).
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
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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