Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nototheniidae Cod icefishes

Genus: Notothenia

(See list of species below)

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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by Hollenberg, R.

Notothenia angustata
[Maori chief]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Notothenia coriiceps
[Black rockcod]

Photo by FAO

Notothenia cyanobrancha
[Blue rockcod]

No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL

Notothenia microlepidota
[Black cod]

No picture found
Southern Ocean
Max. Length 45 cm SL

Notothenia neglecta
[Yellowbelly rockcod]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Notothenia rossii
[Marbled rockcod]

No picture found
Southwest Atlantic

Notothenia trigramma
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7 Species of Family Nototheniidae with Genus Notothenia
(Cod icefishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1875	Notothenia angustata	Maori chief	Southwest Pacific	41 TL
1844	Notothenia coriiceps	Black rockcod	Southern Ocean	62 TL
1844	Notothenia cyanobrancha	Blue rockcod	Southern Ocean	30 TL
1875	Notothenia microlepidota	Black cod	Southwest Pacific	70 TL
1951	Notothenia neglecta	Yellowbelly rockcod	Southern Ocean	45 SL
1844	Notothenia rossii	Marbled rockcod	Southern Ocean	92 TL
1913	Notothenia trigramma		Southwest Atlantic

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Nototheniidae Cod icefishesGenus: Notothenia(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nototheniidae Cod icefishes

Genus: Notothenia

(See list of species below)