Patagonian toothfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Patagonian toothfish lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dissostichus eleginoides
Group	Bony fish
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Antarctica, Oceania, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Perciformes
Family	Nototheniidae

Where does the Patagonian toothfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Patagonian toothfish in 5 countries and territories across Antarctica, Oceania and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Patagonian toothfish?

The Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) is a ray-finned fish in the order Perciformes and the family Nototheniidae, genus Dissostichus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Patagonian toothfish

The Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), also known as Chilean sea bass and mero, is a species of notothen found in cold waters (1–4 °C or 34–39 °F) between depths of 45 and 3,850 m (150 and 12,630 ft) in the southern Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and Southern Ocean on seamounts and continental shelves around most Subantarctic islands.

The average weight of a commercially caught Patagonian toothfish is 7–10 kg (15–22 lb), depending on the fishery, with large adults occasionally exceeding 100 kg (220 lb). They are thought to live up to 50 years and to reach a length up to 2.3 m (7.5 ft). Several commercial fisheries exist for Patagonian toothfish, which are detailed below.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Patagonian toothfish (revision 1361212050), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1052665 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).