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'''[[Roald Amundsen|Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen]]''' was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. As the leader of the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] expedition of 1910–12, which was the first to reach the [[South Pole]], on 14 December 1911, he was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. In 1926, he was the first expedition leader for the air expedition to the North Pole, making him the first person, without dispute, to reach both poles. He is also known as having the first expedition to traverse the Northwest Passage (1903–06) in the Arctic.
The '''[[Antarctic toothfish]]''' is a species of cod icefish native to the [[Southern Ocean]]. Over the continental shelf, Antarctic toothfish feed on shrimp and small fish, principally another neutrally buoyant nototheniid, the [[Antarctic silverfish]]. This loosely schooling species is also a major prey of [[Adélie penguin|Adélie]] and [[emperor penguin|emperor penguins]], [[Weddell seal|Weddell seals]], and Antarctic [[minke whale|minke whales]]. The common name "toothfish" refers to the presence of biserial dentition in the upper jaw, thought to give it a shark-like appearance.


In June 1928, while taking part in a rescue mission for the airship ''Italia'', the plane in which he was a passenger disappeared.
The habitat of the Antarctic toothfish is in subzero degree water below latitude 60°S.


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The Antarctic toothfish is a species of cod icefish native to the Southern Ocean. Over the continental shelf, Antarctic toothfish feed on shrimp and small fish, principally another neutrally buoyant nototheniid, the Antarctic silverfish. This loosely schooling species is also a major prey of Adélie and emperor penguins, Weddell seals, and Antarctic minke whales. The common name "toothfish" refers to the presence of biserial dentition in the upper jaw, thought to give it a shark-like appearance.

The habitat of the Antarctic toothfish is in subzero degree water below latitude 60°S.

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