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Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish distribution in Southern Ocean

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The Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) lives in predominantly subantarctic waters. The Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) lives predominantly in Antarctic waters, and is continuously distributed around the Antarctic continent.