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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei
Family: Nototheniidae Cod icefishes
Subfamily: Pleuragrammatinae
Genus: Dissostichus

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Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 215 cm TL
Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898

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Dissostichus eleginoides
[Patagonian toothfish]

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Southern Ocean
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937

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Dissostichus mawsoni
[Antarctic toothfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dissostichus eleginoides Patagonian toothfish Southeast Pacific and Sou 215 TL 1898
Dissostichus mawsoni Antarctic toothfish Southern Ocean 200 TL 1937



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