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Trematomus hansoni Boulenger, 1902

Striped rockcod
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes) > Trematominae
Etymology: Trematomus: Greek, trematos = hole + Greek, tomo = section, cut (Ref. 45335); hansoni: Species name hansoni honors Nicolai Hanson, biologist of the Southern Cross Expedition.
Eponymy: Nicolai Hanson (1870–1899) was a Norwegian zoologist and Antarctic explorer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.

Issue
The genus Pseudotrematomus is a synonym of Trematomus, which is confirmed by a molecular study to be published (J.-C. Hureau, pers. comm. 08 Jun. 2010).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 6 - 549 m (Ref. 11892). Polar; 53°S - 78°S

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Southern Ocean: South Orkneys, South Georgia and South Shetland islands. Ross, Davis and Weddell seas, South Victoria, Adelie, Queen Mary and Princess Ragnhild Coasts.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58849); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2121)

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Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 36 - 41; Anal soft rays: 33 - 37. Body brownish, large dark spots or cross bars on body. Head often spotted, fins barred with series of dark spots (Ref. 11892).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults feed on small fishes, krill and other euphausiids, polychaetes, copepods, amphipods, isopods and small gastropods. Mature individuals spawn once a year (Ref. 1071).

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Dewitt, H.H., P.C. Heemstra and O. Gon, 1990. Nototheniidae. p. 279-331. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5179)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): -1.8 - 0.5, mean -1.1 °C (based on 348 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00427 (0.00274 - 0.00663), b=3.29 (3.15 - 3.43), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.54 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.22-0.23; Fec = 5,851-12,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (55 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High vulnerability (57 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 22.8 [13.3, 57.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.459 [0.186, 0.931] mg/100g; Protein = 17.1 [16.1, 18.2] %; Omega3 = 0.352 [0.194, 0.626] g/100g; Selenium = 15.5 [6.3, 37.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 23 [5, 116] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.487 [0.313, 0.759] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.