Description

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 36; Anal soft rays: 26 - 30.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei

Family: Nototheniidae

Genus: Notothenia

Species: Notothenia rossii Richardson, 1844

Climate Zone

Biology

The sexually immature members of the population stay in lesser depths, mainly in the shallow fjord bays. Yearlings feed mainly on mesozooplankton in the near surface zone (5-15 m). Immature and mature fish are benthic but stay in shallower depths (10-20 m). Sexually mature fish move out of the fjord to stay in the shelf zone. Spawn once a year (Ref. 89316). Maximum life span for males is 12 years (Ref. 28106).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless