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They also possess aglomerular kidneys, an adaptation that aids the retention of these antifreeze proteins. [ 16 ] While the majority of animal species have up to 45% of hemoglobin (or other oxygen-binding and oxygen-transporting pigments) in their blood, the notothenioids of the family Channichthyidae do not express any globin proteins in their ...
Notothenia rockcods have some adaptations that allow them to thrive in such inhospitable habitat, like antifreeze proteins in their blood [6] and ample fat to insulate them against heat loss and to offset their lack of a swim bladder. [7]
Nototheniidae species have no swim bladder, however, they have other depth-related adaptations, such as increased fatty tissues and reduced mineralization of the bones, resulting in a body density approaching neutral, to fill a variety of niches. [8] The spleen may be used to remove ice crystals from circulating blood.
Notothenioid fish dominate the Southern Ocean diversity and biomass largely because of the pelagization by some species. [7] Most fish are benthic and consequently, spend their lives on the seafloor. Notothenioids are found in many different niches like semipelagic, cryopelagic, pelagic , and benthic zones. [ 8 ]
[19] [20] To grow fast when small is an adaptation of most predatory fish, e.g., sharks, so as not to be small for very long. The maximum age recorded so far has been 48 years. [ 21 ] Antarctic toothfish take a long time to mature (13 years for males, 17 years for females) and once mature may not spawn every year, though the actual spawning ...
The bald notothen is adapted to life in the water column as the shape and flatness of the trunk may streamline the fish and reduce drag. The pelvic and anal fins do not have the adaptations for substrate contact borne by related benthic species.
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Like many other notothenioid fishes, it lacks a swim bladder. [2] Bone density increases during maturation, resulting in reduced buoyancy and the transition from pelagic to demersal swimming behavior. [13] Adults N. coriiceps possess a dense, well-developed skeleton compared to its congener Notothenia rossii, accounting for its reduced buoyancy ...