Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Juveniles pelagic and adults deep

Temperate
Circumpolar Antarctic
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Polar regions
South America
West Asia
Fusiform
Large
Temperate fish

Patagonian toothfish is a marine fish of Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic. The species occupies deep water. The largest recorded length is 215 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Nototheniidae
Genus: Dissostichus
Maximum length: 215 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: southern Chile round the coast to Patagonia (Argentina) and the Falkland Islands. Southwest Pacific: Macquarie Island. Southern Ocean: South Georgia. Also known from sub-Antarctic islands and seamounts of the Indian sector.

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