Species Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937
Antarctic Blenny (used in Antarctica), Antarctic Toothfish
- Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, J.R. 1937. Fishes. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1(2): 49-88 figs 1-11 [71].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1937.9.21.123, Off MacRobertson Land, Antarctica [66°45'S, 62°03'E].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Records throughout Australian Antarctic Territory; Southern Ocean (to South Orkney Islands, occasionaly in sub-Antarctic waters), circum-Antarctic
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Demersal.
Extra Ecological Information
Depths of 88 - 1600 m.
General References
Abe, T. & Iwami, T. 1989. Notes on fishes from the stomachs of whales taken in the Antarctic. II. On Dissostichus and Ceratias, with an appendix (Japanese names of important Antarctic fishes). Proceedings of the National Institute of Polar Research Symposium on Polar Biology, Tokyo 2: 78-82 [79]
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. [287]
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]
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) |