Antarctic toothfish

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The Antarctic toothfish is a large, slow-growing predatory fish native to the cold Southern Ocean, where it plays a key ecological role and is targeted by commercial fisheries.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Antarctic toothfish canonical 3
Dissostichus 1
Dissostichus mawsoni 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish
marine organism
adaptation antifreeze glycoproteins in blood
buoyant oily tissues
slow metabolism
bodyColor dark brown to gray
bodyShape elongated robust body
class Actinopterygii
closelyRelatedTo Patagonian toothfish
commercialUse sold as Chilean sea bass
commonName Antarctic cod
Antarctic toothfish
conservationConcern vulnerable to overfishing due to slow growth
describedBy Norman
diet crustaceans
fish
squid
distribution Amundsen Sea
Ross Sea
Weddell Sea
ecologicalRole apex predator in Southern Ocean ecosystem
economicImportance high-value commercial species
family Nototheniidae
linked to: Notothenioidei
fishedBy longline fisheries
fisheryManagement Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
genus Dissostichus
linked to: Antarctic toothfish
growthRate slow-growing
habitat cold deep sea
continental shelf slope
sea ice zone
kingdom Animalia
lifespan several decades
livesInWaterTemperature approximately -1.9 to 2 degrees Celsius
maximumLength about 2 meters
maximumWeight over 100 kilograms
nativeTo Antarctic waters
Southern Ocean
order Perciformes
phylum Chordata
preyedUponBy Weddell seal
orca
sperm whale
reproduction spawns in deep water
scientificName Dissostichus mawsoni
linked to: Antarctic toothfish
subjectOf Antarctic fisheries research
taxonRank species
trophicLevel top predator
yearDescribed 1937

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ross Sea notableSpecies Antarctic toothfish
Antarctic toothfish scientificName Dissostichus mawsoni
linked to: Antarctic toothfish
Antarctic toothfish commonName Antarctic toothfish
Antarctic toothfish genus Dissostichus
linked to: Antarctic toothfish
Ross Sea Marine Protected Area protects Antarctic toothfish