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Image Bank - Fishes

Patagonian Toothfish

Reference

IB2419

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Patagonian Toothfish - NOTOTHENIIDAE

Common Name

Patagonian Toothfish

Scientific Name

Dissostichus eleginoides

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

The Patagonian Toothfish is a long-lived species living for more thatn 50 years and reaching more than 2 m in length and 95 kg in weight. Its main predators are Sperm Whales, Sea Lions and Elephant Seals.
The Patagonian Toothfish lives in deep waters in the southern oceans near Antarctica.