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ANTARCTIC TOOTHFISH (Dissostichus mawsoni)




Rhys Arangio of Austral Fisheries with a big size toothfish http://rhysarangio.wordpress.com/toothfish

The Antarctic Toothfish can grow in excess of 80 inch - 2 metres in length and 300 pound - 135 kg in weight, twice as large as the next largest Antarctic fish.  Antarctic toothfish have been caught to depths of 650 feet - 2200 mt. The habitat of the Antarctic toothfish is in sub-zero degree water below latitude 55 degrees south, so all the seas around Antarctic region.

DISTRIBUTION: Antartic Seas
MAX SIZE: 220 lb / 100 kg
MAX LENGTH: 90 inch / 230 cm
MAX AGE: Up to 50 years
ENVIRONMENT: Saltwater