Description

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35 - 37; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 33 - 35; Vertebrae: 51 - 53. Lateral line scales 49 (upper), 8 (lower). Caudal, pectoral and pelvic fins lemon yellow; dorsal and anal fins yellow; tips of all fins lighter (Ref. 5179).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei

Family: Nototheniidae

Genus: Patagonotothen

Species: Patagonotothen guntheri (Norman, 1937)

Climate Zone

Biology

May be found at depths greater than 250 m in the Patagonian region (Ref. 5179).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless