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Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) >
Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) > Nototheniinae
Etymology: Notothenia: Greek, 'notos', ou; νοτος, ου), from the south + Greek, 'e 'eutheneia',as or 'euthenia', as (ευθενεια, ας; ευθενια, ας), abundance (P. Romero, pers.comm. 01/16); coriiceps: coriiceps from Latin corium skin or leather plus ceps head = skin head or leather head (Ref. 11892).
More on author: Richardson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 550 m. Polar; 46°S - 78°S, 180°W - 180°E
Southern Ocean: probably circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf. So far, known from the western Ross Sea, Balleny islands, Adélie Land, Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands, islands of the Scotia Arc to South Georgia, Weddell Sea, Bouvet, and the sub-Antarctic islands of the Indian Ocean sector.
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm 36.5 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 62.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5179); common length : 50.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2121)
Espinhos dorsais (total): 4 - 6; Raios dorsais moles (total): 35-38; Raios anais moles: 26 - 30. Wide interorbital space, fewer pectoral rays, lack of scales below the eye (Ref. 11892).
Most commonly found in less than 200 m (Re. 5179). Stomach contents included
mainly small crustaceans (Amphipoda and Euphausiacea) and seaweeds (Ref. 122792).
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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