Description

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35 - 37; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 33 - 35. Body grayish and with seven or eight transverse stripes, becoming upper and lower alternating spots posteriorly. Upper part of head dark. Two or three dark stripes on cheeks. Fins yellow to lemon yellow, becoming lighter towards tips. Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 11892).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei

Family: Nototheniidae

Genus: Patagonotothen

Species: Patagonotothen shagensis Balushkin & Permitin, 1982

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless