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Etymology: Trematomus: Greek, trematos = hole + Greek, tomo = section, cut (Ref. 45335); scotti: Named after Captain Robert Falcon Scott, leader of British National Antarctic Expedition (Ref. 11892).
Eponymy: Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912) was a British naval officer and Antarctic explorer. His biographies are extensive, so need not be repeated here. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Issue
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).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 793 m. Polar; 60°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: South Shetland, South Orkney islands, Ross Sea, Breid Bay, Weddell Sea and Antarctic Peninsula (Ref. 11892).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124149); max. published weight: 124.60 g (Ref. 124149)
Adults feed primarily on polychaetes, euphausiids, amphipods, together with a lesser amount of isopods. Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 89434).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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