Nototheniidae

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Nototheniidae

fish family

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perciform
Annotated classification
Family Nototheniidae (Antarctic cods) Miocene to present; 17 genera with about 50 species, most in subantarctic waters; some species near Antarctic continent; a few in cold temperate zone, 1 species in rivers of southern South America. Mainly bottom dwellers of littoral zone, some deepwater species resemble…
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Family Nototheniidae (Antarctic cods) Miocene to present; 17 genera with about 50 species, most in subantarctic waters; some species near Antarctic continent; a few in cold temperate zone, 1 species in rivers of southern South America. Mainly bottom dwellers of littoral zone, some deepwater species resemble…
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marine ecosystem
Physical and chemical properties of seawater
Notothenid fishes in Antarctica are able to inhabit waters as cold as −2° C (28° F) because of proteins in their blood that act as antifreeze. Many organisms are able to achieve neutral buoyancy by secreting gas into internal chambers, as cephalopods do, or into…
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Notothenid fishes in Antarctica are able to inhabit waters as cold as −2° C (28° F) because of proteins in their blood that act as antifreeze. Many organisms are able to achieve neutral buoyancy by secreting gas into internal chambers, as cephalopods do, or into…
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