toothfish

American  

[tooth-fish] / ˈtuθˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

toothfish

1. either of two species of ray-finned fish in the genus Dissostichus, found in the Antarctic and subantarctic waters of the Southern Hemisphere.

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Example Sentences

“For 100 years, we have mainly encountered them as prey remains in whale and seabird stomachs and as predators of harvested toothfish.”

From Los Angeles Times

As far as he knows, there are only two Australian companies which catch and export Patagonian toothfish and mackerel icefish.

From BBC

By 2018, the entire population of orcas in these waters had taught one another to feast on longline buffets, with whole groups that previously foraged on seals and penguins developing a taste for human-caught toothfish.

From Scientific American

And “Chilean sea bass”? Not a bass at all, but a rebrand of something called a Patagonian toothfish.

From Washington Times

Russia also has repeatedly blocked efforts to establish catch limits for Patagonian toothfish—also known as Chilean seabass—near the South Georgia islands, objecting to some of the methods used to develop the proposals.

From Scientific American