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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nototheniidae Cod icefishes

Genus: Patagonotothen

(See list of species below)


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15 species (see list below)

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Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Patagonotothen brevicauda brevicauda (Lönnberg, 1905)

Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Patagonotothen brevicauda brevicauda
[Patagonian rockcod]
No picture found
Southern Ocean
Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
 
Patagonotothen brevicauda shagensis
[]
No picture found
Southwest Atlantic.
 
Patagonotothen canina
[]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Patagonotothen cornucola (Richardson, 1844)

Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Patagonotothen cornucola
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Patagonotothen elegans
[]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Patagonotothen guntheri (Norman, 1937)

Photo by FAO
 
Patagonotothen guntheri
[Yellowfin notothen]

Photo by Mabragaña, E.

Southeast Pacific

Patagonotothen jordani (Thompson, 1916)

Photo by Mabragaña, E.
 
Patagonotothen jordani
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Patagonotothen kreffti
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Patagonotothen longipes
[]

Photo by INIDEP

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Patagonotothen ramsayi (Regan, 1913)

Photo by INIDEP
 
Patagonotothen ramsayi
[Longtail southern cod]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou

Patagonotothen sima (Richardson, 1845)

Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Patagonotothen sima
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Patagonotothen squamiceps
[]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Patagonotothen tessellata (Richardson, 1845)

Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Patagonotothen tessellata
[Black southern cod]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Patagonotothen thompsoni
[]

Photo by Mabragaña, E.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 13.0 cm SL
Patagonotothen wiltoni (Regan, 1913)

Photo by Mabragaña, E.
 
Patagonotothen wiltoni
[]
15 Species of Family Nototheniidae with Genus Patagonotothen
(Cod icefishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1905 Patagonotothen brevicauda brevicauda Patagonian rockcod Southeast Pacific and Sou 23 TL
1982 Patagonotothen brevicauda shagensis Southern Ocean 15.6 SL
1897 Patagonotothen canina Southwest Atlantic.
1844 Patagonotothen cornucola Southeast Pacific and Sou 11 TL
1880 Patagonotothen elegans Southeast Pacific
1937 Patagonotothen guntheri Yellowfin notothen Southwest Atlantic 23 TL
1916 Patagonotothen jordani Southeast Pacific
1993 Patagonotothen kreffti Southeast Pacific
1876 Patagonotothen longipes Southeast Pacific
1913 Patagonotothen ramsayi Longtail southern cod Southwest Atlantic 44 TL
1845 Patagonotothen sima Southeast Pacific and Sou
1877 Patagonotothen squamiceps Southeast Pacific
1845 Patagonotothen tessellata Black southern cod Southeast Pacific and Sou 28 TL
1993 Patagonotothen thompsoni Southeast Pacific
1913 Patagonotothen wiltoni Southwest Atlantic 13.0 SL



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