Dissostichus
Antarctic toothfish, Antarctic cod | |
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Antarctic toothfish (D. mawsoni) in McMurdo Sound | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Nototheniidae |
Genus: | Dissostichus |
Type species | |
Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898 | |
Synonyms | |
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Dissostichus, the toothfish, is a genus of cod icefishes found in the southern oceans. Individuals may live over 50 years, reach lengths over 2 m and weigh over 200 kg.
Toothfish are vital to the sustaining of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and as a result on 4 September a national day is dedicated to the toothfish.[2][3]
Species
Two species in this genus are recognized:[4]
- Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898 (Patagonian toothfish)
- Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937 (Antarctic toothfish)
Marketing
Both species are marketed in the United States as Chilean sea bass (or Chilean seabass) or less frequently as white cod.[5] "Chilean sea bass" is a marketing name, coined in 1977 by Lee Lantz, a fish wholesaler who wanted a more attractive name for selling the Patagonian toothfish to Americans.[6][7][8] In 1994, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted "Chilean sea bass" as an "alternative market name" for Patagonian toothfish.[8]
References
- ↑ Smitt, F.A. 1898 Poisson de l'expédition scientifique à la Terre de Feu.
- ↑ http://en.mercopress.com/2015/09/04/toothfish-day-celebration-in-south-georgia-and-south-sandwich-islands
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlnegoEzeL0
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Dissostichus in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ Johanna P. Pierre, JPEC Ltd (August 6, 2013) [December 9, 2012]. "Chilean Seabass" (PDF). Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch. Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "The Invention of the Chilean Sea Bass". Priceonomics. Retrieved on 16th May 2015.
- ↑ "John Weller's "The Last Ocean: Antarctica's Ross Sea Project: Saving the Most Pristine Ecosystem on Earth"". Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane. WHYY. February 12, 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- 1 2 G. Bruce Knecht, Hooked: Pirates, Poaching, And the Perfect Fish", 2006. ISBN 1-59486-110-2. p. 9