Recent advances in the ecophysiology of Antarctic notothenioid fishes: metabolic capacity and sensory performance

The Antarctic fishes are a fascinating group, consisting of a high proportion of endemic species in the suborder Notothenioidei living in the continental shelf seas at temperatures close to freezing. A number of recent reviews cover many aspects of their biology: their general biology (Andriashev, 1987; Eastman, 1990), evolution (Eastman and Grande, 1989; Eastman, 1991), reproduction (North and White, 1987), ecology (Hubold, 1992), and comparative physiology (Macdonald et al, 1987).