Dissostichus mawsoni Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus mawsoni is commonly referred to as Antarctic toothfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Dissostichus mawsoni
German:: Riesen-Antarktisdorsch, Antarktischer Seehecht
English:: Antarctic Toothfish

Category:: Dorsze

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Nototheniidae (Family) > Dissostichus (Genus) > mawsoni (Species)
Initial determination:: Norman, 1937

Occurrence:: Antarctica, Crozet Islands, Kerguelen Islands, Ross Sea, South Shetlands Island , Terre Adélie
Sea depth:: 0 - 2200 Meter
Size:: up to 78.74" (200 cm)
Weight:: 80 kg
Temperature:: 29.3 °F - 34.34 °F (-1.5°C - 1.3°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Carnivore, Copepods, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Jellyfish, Krill, Mysis, Penguins, Predatory, Sepia, Snails, Starfishs, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Dissostichus eleginoides
Dissostichus mawsoni
Riesen-Antarktisdorsch, Antarktischer Seehecht

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-06-09 22:38:38
Last edit:: 2024-12-03 16:47:18

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Synonym: Dissosticus mawsoni Norman, 1937

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Abnormal gonads in the Antarctic toothfish ( Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937 [Perciformes: Nototheniidae]): the first record and histological description (en). Abgerufen am 09.06.2022.
Antarctic toothfish - Dissostichus mawsoni (en). Abgerufen am 09.06.2022.
Antarctic Toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) (en). Abgerufen am 09.06.2022.
Cephalopod fauna of the Pacific Southern Ocean using Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) as biological samplers and fisheries bycatch specimens (en). Abgerufen am 09.06.2022.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 09.06.2022.
Genes hold secret of survival of Antarctic 'antifreeze fish' (en). Abgerufen am 09.06.2022.
Predicting the current fishable habitat distribution of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) and its shift in the future under climate change in the Southern Ocean (en). Abgerufen am 30.03.2024.
The diet of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) rom the Ross Sea, Antarctica (Subarea 88.1 (en). Abgerufen am 09.06.2022.
Total Mercury Contents of Antarctic Toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni Caught in the Antarctic Sea (en). Abgerufen am 09.06.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 09.06.2022.

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