Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes), subfamily: Nototheniinae |
55 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
demersal; marine; depth range 6 - 429 m |
Southern Ocean: Scotia Arc and Heard Island. Also distributed in the South Atlantic, near the southern Shetland, southern Sandwich, southern Orkney Islands, and near South Georgia Island (Ref. 4883). |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-34; Anal soft rays: 31-34. Upper part of head and body irregularly spotted and blotched. Rarely with traces of darker cross-bars, young with irregular cross-bars, broken up into three or four series of alternating spots (Ref. 11892). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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