Species Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898
Chilean Sea Bass, Patagonian Toothfish
- Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, F.A. 1898. Poissons de l'expédition scientifique à la Terre de Feu. II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 24(5): 1-80 [4].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NRMS 3235, Puerto Toro; Lago Toaia, Tierra del Fuego, southwestern Atlantic [55°24'S, 68°17'W]; NRMS 3236.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Sub-Antarctic Islands including Macquarie Island (54°35'S, 158°58'E) and east of Heard and MacDonald Islands (52°53'S, 74°44'E), possibly recorded from Southern Ocean (south of 60°) including Prydz Bay, but these records could be misidentifications of D. mawsoni; Southern oceans (also NW Atlantic), sub-Antarctic
IMCRA
Macquarie Island Province (24)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Demersal.
Extra Ecological Information
Known from depths 70 - 1500 m.
General References
Balushkin, A.V. 2000. Morphology, classification, and evolution of notothenioid fishes of the Southern Ocean (Notothenioidei, Perciformes). Journal of Ichthyology 40(Supplement 1): 74-109 [S97]
DeWitt, H.H., Heemstra, P.C. & Gon, O. 1990. Nototheniidae. pp. 279-332 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [286]
Eastman, J.T. & Eakin, R.R. 2000. An updated species list for notothenioid fish (Perciformes; Notothenioidei), with comments on Antarctic species. Archive of Fishery and Marine Research 48(1): 11-20 [15]
Trunov, I.A. 1999. New data on species of fish from subantarctic and Antarctic waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology 39(7): 488-497 [English translation]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOTOTHENIOIDEI | 14-Jun-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |