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Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) > Trematominae
Etymology: Trematomus: Greek, trematos = hole + Greek, tomo = section, cut (Ref. 45335); amphitreta: Name from Greek, genus translates as 'from the cold' and specific epithet as 'an orifice with two openings', describing the interorbital-pit morphology that distinguishes it from C. peninsulae.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic. Polar
Antarctic Pacific: Antarctica, Ross Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58577)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by having its pelvic fins reaching only about halfway from the pelvic-fin base to anal origin, and the second dorsal-fin insertion notably advanced with respect to the anal-fin origin; cephalic lateral-line pores large, the fourth supraorbital canal pores open into a median, well-defined, depressed interorbital pit, divided medially by a slightly raised ridge; width of depressed interorbital region greater than the length, does not extend anteriorly beyond the third supraorbital canal pore, and with a few uniserial cycloid scales immediately anterior to it; the lining of the mouth, gill cavities, and peritoneum black (Ref. 58577).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cziko, P.A. and C.-H.C. Cheng, 2006. A new species of nototheniid (Perciformes: Notothenioidei) fish from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Copeia 2006(4):752-759. (Ref. 58577)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00279 - 0.01033), b=3.24 (3.08 - 3.40), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
