Black rockcod (Notothenia coriiceps)

Scientific name: Notothenia coriiceps Richardson, 1844

Black rockcod (Notothenia coriiceps)

The Black rockcod (Notothenia coriiceps) is a marine fish of the family Nototheniidae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notothenia coriiceps
Family
Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
62.0
Common length
50.0
Depth range
0–550 m (0–1804 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 550 m
Climate
Polar
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>4)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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