Phenotypic plasticity in the Antarctic fish Trematomus newnesi (Nototheniidae) from the South Shetland Islands

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Piacentino, Gabriela Laura Maria, Barrera Oro, Esteban
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Antarctic fish; Notothenioidei; Morphs; South Shetland Islands; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; Argentino; Petermann Island; Potter Cove; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/244172

The presence of the two morphs, “typical” and “large mouth”, in the Antarctic fish species Trematomus newnesi (Perciformes, Notothenioidei) was recorded for the first time in nearshore waters of the South Shetland Islands (Potter Cove) and western Antarctic Peninsula (Petermann Island). The two morp...