Black rockcod (Notothenia coriiceps) fish species and information / pictures of Black rockcod - Notothenia coriiceps

Black rockcod (Notothenia coriiceps) fish species information

Scientific Name
Notothenia coriiceps

Common Name
Black rockcod

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-38; Anal soft rays: 26 - 30. Wide interorbital space, fewer pectoral rays, lack of scales below the eye (Ref. 11892).

Classification

Classified By
Richardson, 1844
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Cod icefishes (Nototheniidae)

Distribution

Region
Southern Ocean
Distribution
Southern Ocean: probably circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf. So far, known from the western Ross Sea, Balleny islands, Ad?lie Land, Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands, islands of the Scotia Arc to South Georgia, Weddell Sea, Bouvet, and the sub-Antarctic islands of the Indian Ocean sector.
Range
46°S - 78°S, 180°W - 180°E

Environment

Climate
Polar
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
0 m
Depth To - meters
550 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 550 m
Trophic Level
2.75 s.e. 0.35 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
62.0 cm
Common Length
50.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5078 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
Vulnerability
High vulnerability (62 of 100)
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>4)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated