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Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) > Trematominae
Etymology: Trematomus: Greek, trematos = hole + Greek, tomo = section, cut (Ref. 45335); nicolai: Named after Nicolai Hanson, biologist and collector of Southern Cross fishes, died at Cape Adare during the expedition (Ref. 11892).
Eponymy: Nicolai Hanson (1870–1899) was a Norwegian zoologist and Antarctic explorer. (See Hanson) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Taxonomic Remarks
The genus Pseudotrematomus is a synonym of Trematomus, which is confirmed by a molecular study to be published (J.-C. Hureau, pers. comm. 08 Jun. 2010).
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 1 - 420 m (Ref. 11892). Polar; 65°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: East Antarctica (some localities), but not from the Peninsula region and westward to the Ross Sea. Coasts of Adelie Land, Davis, Weddell, South Shetland and South Orkney Islands.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5179); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 0.00 g
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 4 - 5; Anale zachte stralen: 31 - 35. Body brownish, more or less distinct dark crossbars, scattered small dark spots, fins dusky, spiny dorsal blackish (Ref. 11892).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
A nearshore benthic species usually abundant in shelf waters of East Antartica (Ref. 122792). Adults feed primarily on amphipods, other fishes, and molluscan larvae, with lesser amount of polychaetes and mysids. They capture some prey in the water column, but are not cryopelagic.
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00631 (0.00420 - 0.00948), b=3.21 (3.08 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.53 se; based on food items. |
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Generation time |
13.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies. |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Fec = 8,900). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100). 🛈 |