Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)

Scientific name: Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898

Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)

The Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) is a marine fish of the family Nototheniidae.

Biology

At 12-15 cm TL, semi-pelagic juveniles become demersal at 150-400 m depth. Adults migrate to deeper habitats at depths greater than 1,000 m. Utilized as food fish. The South Georgia Patagonian Toothfish Longline Fishery of this species has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (http://www.msc.org/) as well-managed and sustainable (http://www.msc.org/html/content_1062.htm).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Dissostichus eleginoides
Family
Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
215
Common length
70.0
Depth range
50–3850 m (164–12631 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 50 - 3850 m, usually 70 - 1500 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: southern Chile round the coast to Patagonia (Argentina) and the Falkland Islands. Southwest Pacific: Macquarie Island. Southern Ocean: South Georgia. Also known from sub-Antarctic islands and seamounts of the Indian sector.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=230,000; tmax>=21)

Sources

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

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