Blue rockcod (Notothenia cyanobrancha)

Scientific name: Notothenia cyanobrancha Richardson, 1844

Blue rockcod (Notothenia cyanobrancha)

The Blue rockcod (Notothenia cyanobrancha) is a marine fish of the family Nototheniidae. Native range: Southern Ocean, Kerguelen and Heard Islands.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notothenia cyanobrancha
Family
Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - ? m, usually 0 - 27 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Southern Ocean: Kerguelen and Heard Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Tmax=8; k=0.18)

Sources

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

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