Gobionotothen acuta (Günther, 1880)
Triangular rockcod
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) > Nototheniinae
Etymology: Gobionotothen: Latin, gobius = gudgeon + see under Notothenia.
More on author: Günther.
Etymology: Gobionotothen: Latin, gobius = gudgeon + see under Notothenia.
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 300 m (Ref. 5179), usually 30 - 140 m (Ref. 11892). Polar; 46°S - 54°S
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Southern Ocean: French South Territory, Heard Islands and Kerguelen Plateau.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Max length : 35.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 30; Anal soft rays: 28 - 31. Body marbled and with three or four short, broad, dark bars on upper parts of sides. Dorsally rays sometimes with a series of small spots, caudal fin faintly barred (Ref. 11892).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in fairly shallow water (Ref. 11892).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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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)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Population dynamics
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Length-frequencies
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Abundance
Growth parameters
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Physiology
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Human related
Aquaculture systems
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Stamps, coins, misc.
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Internet sources
AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Fisheries: landings search; Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00603 (0.00359 - 0.01013), b=3.25 (3.10 - 3.40), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 41,650-86580). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
High vulnerability (56 of 100). 🛈 |
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649) |
High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
High. |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 29.7 [17.6, 65.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.452 [0.206, 0.849] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [15.6, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.364 [0.198, 0.625] g/100g; Selenium = 13.9 [6.1, 29.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.5 [3.2, 58.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.51 [0.36, 0.74] mg/100g (wet weight); |