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    • An caught Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni)
    Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Published 3 December 2007 Size: 45 KB Referencing Hub media

    The Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) can grow to over 2 metres long, weigh more than 100 kilograms, and may live up to 50 years, it is also the target of bottom longline fishery.

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      Week 3: Diversity of Ross Sea fish

      The Antarctic fish fauna is relatively small, with only around 325 species known and only about 135 reported to be found in the Ross Sea region. By comparison, coral reefs support very large fish ...

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