Dissostichus

Antarctic toothfish, Antarctic cod
Antarctic toothfish (D. mawsoni) in McMurdo Sound
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nototheniidae
Genus: Dissostichus
Smitt, 1898[1]
Type species
Dissostichus eleginoides
Smitt, 1898
Synonyms[2]

Dissostichus, the toothfish, is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nototheniidae, the notothens or cod icefish. These fish are found in the Southern Hemisphere. Toothfish are marketed in the United States as Chilean sea bass (or Chilean seabass) or less frequently as white cod.[3] "Chilean sea bass" is a marketing name coined in 1977 by Lee Lantz, a fish wholesaler who wanted a more attractive name for selling the Patagonian toothfish to Americans.[4][5][6] In 1994, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted "Chilean sea bass" as an "alternative market name" for Patagonian toothfish.[6] The toothfish was remarkably successful in the United States, Europe and Asia, and earned the nickname "white gold" within the market.[6] Toothfish are vital to the ecological structure of Southern Ocean ecosystems.[7] For this reason, on 4 September a national day is dedicated to the toothfish in South Georgia.[8][9]

  1. ^ Smitt, F.A. 1898 Poisson de l'expédition scientifique à la Terre de Feu.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CofF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Johanna P. Pierre, JPEC Ltd (6 August 2013) [9 December 2012]. "Chilean Seabass" (PDF). Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch. Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. ^ "The Invention of the Chilean Sea Bass". Priceonomics. 28 April 2014. Retrieved on 16 May 2015.
  5. ^ "John Weller's "The Last Ocean: Antarctica's Ross Sea Project: Saving the Most Pristine Ecosystem on Earth"". Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane. WHYY. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b c G. Bruce Knecht, Hooked: Pirates, Poaching, And the Perfect Fish", 2006. ISBN 1-59486-110-2. p. 9
  7. ^ Ainley, D.G. and Pauly, D. (2014). "Fishing down the food web of the Antarctic continental shelf and slope". Polar Record. 50: 92–107. doi:10.1017/s0032247412000757. S2CID 129066454.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Toothfish Day celebration in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands".
  9. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.