Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei
Family: Nototheniidae Cod icefishes
Subfamily: Nototheniinae
Genus: Notothenia

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Photo by Hollenberg, R.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Notothenia angustata Hutton, 1875

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Notothenia angustata
[Maori chief]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Notothenia coriiceps Richardson, 1844

Photo by Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
 
Notothenia coriiceps
[Black rockcod]
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Max. Length 70 cm TL
 
Notothenia microlepidota
[Black cod]
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Max. Length 45 cm SL
 
Notothenia neglecta
[Yellowbelly rockcod]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 92 cm TL
Notothenia rossii Richardson, 1844

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Notothenia rossii
[Marbled rockcod]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Notothenia angustata Maori chief Southwest Pacific 41 TL 1875
Notothenia coriiceps Black rockcod Southern Ocean 62 TL 1844
Notothenia microlepidota Black cod Southwest Pacific 70 TL 1875
Notothenia neglecta Yellowbelly rockcod Southern Ocean 45 SL 1951
Notothenia rossii Marbled rockcod Southern Ocean 92 TL 1844



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