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Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) > Nototheniinae
Etymology: Patagonotothen: Composed from Patagonia, the Argentinian province + Greek,noton = back + Greek, adverbial particle, then, that denotes distance or removal (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: William Francis Thompson (1888–1965) was a fishery biologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate
Distribution
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Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eastman, J.T. and R.R. Eakin, 2000. An updated species list for notothenioid fish (Perciformes; Notothenioidei), with comments on Antarctic species. Arch. Fish. Mar. Res. 48(1):11-20. (Ref. 37983)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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