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Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) > Trematominae
Etymology: Trematomus: Greek, trematos = hole + Greek, tomo = section, cut (Ref. 45335); pennellii: Species name pennellii honors Harry LL Pennell, captain of the ship Terra Nova of Scott's British Antarctic Expedition of 1910 (Ref. 45168).
Eponymy: Commander Harry Lewin Lee Pennell, R.N. (1882–1916) served (as Navigator, at the time he was a Lieutenant) on the ‘Terra Nova’, British Antarctic Expedition (1910–1913). He died during the Battle of Jutland. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.
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). The species Pseudotrematomus centronotus (Regan, 1914) is recognised as valid.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 732 m, usually 1 - 112 m (Ref. 11892). Polar; 60°S - 78°S
Southern Ocean: Scotia Arc, South Orkney Islands, Davis and Ross seas.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.7 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 124149); 26.0 cm TL (female); peso máximo publicado: 342.00 g (Ref. 124149); peso máximo publicado: 342.00 g
Espinas dorsales (total) : 4 - 6; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 32 - 35; Radios blandos anales: 29 - 31. Brownish with 2 or 3 large dark spots, part of spinous dorsal blackish (Ref. 11892).
Adults live on seafloor and spawns during summer (Ref. 45168). They feed primarily on errant polychaetes, with lesser amounts of amphipods, fish eggs and mollusks.
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 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -1.8 - -1.1, mean -1.7 °C (based on 740 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00550 (0.00369 - 0.00818), b=3.26 (3.14 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Fec = 2,500-6,600).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (63 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 27.8 [14.3, 75.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.418 [0.183, 0.866] mg/100g; Protein = 17 [16, 18] %; Omega3 = 0.389 [0.199, 0.723] g/100g; Selenium = 14.2 [5.5, 40.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 23.3 [4.5, 125.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.641 [0.397, 1.022] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.