slender scalyhead

Trematomus lepidorhinus

Thirty One Centimeters Nototheniid Fish from Coastal Waters

slender scalyhead is a marine fish of Southern Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 31 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Nototheniidae
Genus: Trematomus
Maximum length: 31 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southern Ocean: inner slope and continental shelf of Antarctica, except the Antarctic Peninsula. Two specimens are reported from South Orkney islands.

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