Orange notothen
📖 Overview
Feeds primarily on fish eggs. Other less important food items are amphipods, decapods, fishes, isopods, polychaetes and nemerteans.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33 - 38; Anal soft rays: 31 - 34. : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Orange notothen is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Orange notothen is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Orange notothen is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 240 m . Polar; 53°S - 55°S South Georgia.
🌿 Ecology
fish eggs
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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