Patagonian rockcod (Patagonotothen brevicauda brevicauda)

Scientific name: Patagonotothen brevicauda brevicauda L?nnberg, 1905

Patagonian rockcod (Patagonotothen brevicauda brevicauda)

The Patagonian rockcod (Patagonotothen brevicauda brevicauda) is a marine fish of the family Nototheniidae. Native range: Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic, Tierra del Fuego (including Strait of Magellan and Beagle Canal) and the Falkland Islands.

Species facts

Scientific name
Patagonotothen brevicauda brevicauda
Family
Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
23.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Tierra del Fuego (including Strait of Magellan and Beagle Canal) and the Falkland Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2, fec

Sources

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

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