Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger 1902
Other Names: Emerald Notothen
Trematomus bernacchii in the Aquarium of Genova. Source: Hectonichus / Wikimedia Commons. License: CC by Attribution-ShareAlike
Summary:
A brownish notothen with large dark blotches in 2-3 series on the body, and a blackish upper part on the spinous dorsal fin.
Video of juvenile Trematomus bernacchii at Turtle Rock, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.
Video of juvenile Trematomus bernacchii at Turtle Rock, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Trematomus bernacchii in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5052
Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger 1902
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Distribution |
Occurs throughout Australia's Antarctic Territorial waters, and the species is probably circum-Antartic in the Southenr OCean. Inhabits near surface waters to depths of 700 m, commonly above 200 m. |
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Feeding |
Feed on polychaete worms, gastropod molluscs, isopod and amphipod crustaceans and some algae. |
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Etymology |
The species is named bernacchii in honour of Louis Bernarcchi, an Australian physicist-meteorologist, who collected the specimen on Scott's 1901 Southern Cross Expedition. |
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Species Citation |
Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger 1902 in Lankester, Report on the collections of natural history made in the Antarctic regions during the voyage of the "Southern Cross": 181. Type locality: Antarctica |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger 1902
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