Bald notothen (Pagothenia borchgrevinki)

Scientific name: Pagothenia borchgrevinki Boulenger, 1902

Bald notothen (Pagothenia borchgrevinki)

The Bald notothen (Pagothenia borchgrevinki) is a marine fish of the family Nototheniidae. Native range: Southern Ocean, Ross, Davis and Weddell Sea, Vincennes Bay, Budd Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, South Orkney and South Shetland islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34-38; Anal soft rays: 30 - 35. Yellowish with dark spots, irregular crossbars. Dorsal and caudal with series of spots sometimes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pagothenia borchgrevinki
Family
Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
28.0
Depth range
0–550 m (0–1804 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 550 m, usually 0 - 30 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Southern Ocean: Ross, Davis and Weddell Sea, Vincennes Bay, Budd Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, South Orkney and South Shetland islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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