Marbled rockcod (Notothenia rossii)

Scientific name: Notothenia rossii Richardson, 1844

Marbled rockcod (Notothenia rossii)

The Marbled rockcod (Notothenia rossii) is a marine fish of the family Nototheniidae. Native range: Southern Ocean, northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula, Scotia Arc, Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard and Macquarie islands, and Ob' and Lena banks.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-36; Anal soft rays: 26 - 30

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notothenia rossii
Family
Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
92.0
Common length
50.0
Depth range
5–350 m (16–1148 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 5 - 350 m, usually 5 - 350 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Southern Ocean: northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula, Scotia Arc, Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard and Macquarie islands, and Ob' and Lena banks.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.10-0.16; tmax=16; Fec=19,000)

Sources

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

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