On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:36:02 +0100, The Reids wrote:

> Following up to Ian Northeast
>
>>I also have no idea
>>whether what the Mexicans call a Bass is the same thing or not. How big
>>is the fish in your picture? A Patagonian Toothfish (I like that name
>>because it is unambiguous) is pretty big. Much bigger than a Bass.
>
> The picture shows a deep bodied fish, probably two feet long, goldish in
> colour with pronounced scales.

According to
http://www.environmentalaction.net/a...hfish_bio.html
an adult is over a metre long. There are some pictures on the page off
the "Patagonian Toothfish conservation" link and they all look dark grey.
There is also a list of its names in various countries although it doesn't
mention "Icefish" or what the Mexicans call it. It does mention where it
can legally be caught too, but how are the staff in a supermarket going to
be able to tell you where it came from?

Technically I think "Icefish" refers to other species of very cold water
fish too, but it's what I've always seen the Toothfish referred to as in
this country in culinary terms.

Regards, Ian