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Family: Nototheniidae Cod icefishes



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56 species (see list below)
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Photo by Zimmermann, C.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 44.3 cm TL
Aethotaxis mitopteryx DeWitt, 1962

Photo by Photo by Zimmermann, C.
 
Aethotaxis mitopteryx
[Longfin icedevil]

Photo by INIDEP

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 215 cm TL
Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898

Photo by Photo by INIDEP
 
Dissostichus eleginoides
[Patagonian toothfish]

Photo by Sala, A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937

Photo by Photo by Sala, A.
 
Dissostichus mawsoni
[Antarctic toothfish]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Gobionotothen acuta (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Gobionotothen acuta
[Triangular rockcod]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.5 cm SL
 
Gobionotothen angustifrons
[Narrowhead rockcod]
No picture found
 
Gobionotothen barsukovi
[]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Gobionotothen gibberifrons (Lönnberg, 1905)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Gobionotothen gibberifrons
[Humped rockcod]

Photo by MNHN

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Gobionotothen marionensis (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Gobionotothen marionensis
[Lobe-lip notothen]
No picture found
 
Gvozdarus balushkini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 100 cm TL
 
Gvozdarus svetovidovi
[Naked-head toothfish]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Indonotothenia cyanobrancha (Richardson, 1844)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Indonotothenia cyanobrancha
[Blue rockcod]

Photo by Wilhelms, S.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Lepidonotothen squamifrons (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Wilhelms, S.
 
Lepidonotothen squamifrons
[Grey rockcod]

Photo by Hollenberg, R.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Notothenia angustata Hutton, 1875

Photo by Photo by Hollenberg, R.
 
Notothenia angustata
[Maori chief]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Notothenia coriiceps Richardson, 1844

Photo by Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
 
Notothenia coriiceps
[Black rockcod]
No picture found

Max. Length 70 cm TL
 
Notothenia microlepidota
[Black cod]
No picture found

Max. Length 45 cm SL
 
Notothenia neglecta
[Yellowbelly rockcod]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 92 cm TL
Notothenia rossii Richardson, 1844

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Notothenia rossii
[Marbled rockcod]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Nototheniops larseni (Lönnberg, 1905)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Nototheniops larseni
[Painted notie]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Nototheniops mizops (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nototheniops mizops
[Toad notie]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 19.5 cm SL
Nototheniops nudifrons (Lönnberg, 1905)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nototheniops nudifrons
[Yellowfin notie]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.9 cm SL
 
Nototheniops nybelini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.7 cm TL
 
Nototheniops tchizh
[]

Photo by Zimmermann, C.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Pagothenia borchgrevinki (Boulenger, 1902)

Photo by Photo by Zimmermann, C.
 
Pagothenia borchgrevinki
[Bald notothen]
No picture found
 
Paranotothenia dewitti
[]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Paranotothenia magellanica (Forster, 1801)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Paranotothenia magellanica
[Magellanic rockcod]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Patagonotothen brevicauda (Lönnberg, 1905)

Photo by Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Patagonotothen brevicauda
[Patagonian rockcod]
No picture found
 
Patagonotothen canina
[]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Patagonotothen cornucola (Richardson, 1844)

Photo by Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Patagonotothen cornucola
[]
No picture found
 
Patagonotothen elegans
[]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Patagonotothen guntheri (Norman, 1937)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Patagonotothen guntheri
[Yellowfin notothen]

Photo by Mabragaña, E.

Southeast Pacific

Patagonotothen jordani (Thompson, 1916)

Photo by Photo by Mabragaña, E.
 
Patagonotothen jordani
[]
No picture found
 
Patagonotothen kreffti
[]
No picture found
 
Patagonotothen longipes
[]

Photo by INIDEP

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Patagonotothen ramsayi (Regan, 1913)

Photo by Photo by INIDEP
 
Patagonotothen ramsayi
[Longtail southern cod]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
 
Patagonotothen shagensis
[]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou

Patagonotothen sima (Richardson, 1845)

Photo by Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Patagonotothen sima
[]
No picture found
 
Patagonotothen squamiceps
[]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Patagonotothen tessellata (Richardson, 1845)

Photo by Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Patagonotothen tessellata
[Black southern cod]
No picture found
 
Patagonotothen thompsoni
[]
No picture found
 
Patagonotothen trigramma
[]

Photo by Mabragaña, E.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 13.0 cm SL
Patagonotothen wiltoni (Regan, 1913)

Photo by Photo by Mabragaña, E.
 
Patagonotothen wiltoni
[]

Photo by Sala, A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 26.6 cm TL
Pleuragramma antarcticum Boulenger, 1902

Photo by Photo by Sala, A.
 
Pleuragramma antarcticum
[Antarctic silverfish]
No picture found
 
Trematomus amphitreta
[]

Photo by Zimmermann, C.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Trematomus bernacchii Boulenger, 1902

Photo by Photo by Zimmermann, C.
 
Trematomus bernacchii
[Emerald rockcod]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 17.2 cm SL
Trematomus brachysoma Pappenheim, 1912

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Trematomus brachysoma
[Stocky rockcod]

Photo by Busson, F.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 34.5 cm TL
Trematomus eulepidotus Regan, 1914

Photo by Photo by Busson, F.
 
Trematomus eulepidotus
[Blunt scalyhead]

Photo by Sala, A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 45.5 cm TL
Trematomus hansoni Boulenger, 1902

Photo by Photo by Sala, A.
 
Trematomus hansoni
[Striped rockcod]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Trematomus lepidorhinus (Pappenheim, 1911)

Photo by Photo by Shandikov, G.A.
 
Trematomus lepidorhinus
[Slender scalyhead]

Photo by Brueggeman, P.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Trematomus loennbergii Regan, 1913

Photo by Photo by Brueggeman, P.
 
Trematomus loennbergii
[Scaly rockcod]

Photo by Sala, A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
Trematomus newnesi Boulenger, 1902

Photo by Photo by Sala, A.
 
Trematomus newnesi
[Dusky rockcod]

Photo by Kellermann, A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Trematomus nicolai (Boulenger, 1902)

Photo by Photo by Kellermann, A.
 
Trematomus nicolai
[Spotted notothen]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Trematomus peninsulae (Daniels, 1981)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Trematomus peninsulae
[Pithead]

Photo by Zimmermann, C.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 29.7 cm TL
Trematomus pennellii Regan, 1914

Photo by Photo by Zimmermann, C.
 
Trematomus pennellii
[Sharp-spined notothenia]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 24.7 cm TL
Trematomus scotti (Boulenger, 1907)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Trematomus scotti
[Crowned rockcod]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 22.4 cm TL
Trematomus tokarevi Andriashev, 1978

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Trematomus tokarevi
[Bigeye notothen]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Trematomus vicarius
[Orange notothen]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aethotaxis mitopteryx Longfin icedevil Southern Ocean 44.3 TL 1962
Dissostichus eleginoides Patagonian toothfish Southeast Pacific and Sou 215 TL 1898
Dissostichus mawsoni Antarctic toothfish Southern Ocean 200 TL 1937
Gobionotothen acuta Triangular rockcod Southern Ocean 35 SL 1880
Gobionotothen angustifrons Narrowhead rockcod Southern Ocean 20.5 SL 1885
Gobionotothen barsukovi Southern Ocean 1991
Gobionotothen gibberifrons Humped rockcod Southern Ocean 55 TL 1905
Gobionotothen marionensis Lobe-lip notothen Southern Ocean 20 TL 1880
Gvozdarus balushkini Southern Ocean 1993
Gvozdarus svetovidovi Naked-head toothfish Southern Ocean 100 TL 1989
Indonotothenia cyanobrancha Blue rockcod Southern Ocean 30 TL 1844
Lepidonotothen squamifrons Grey rockcod Southern Ocean 55 TL 1880
Notothenia angustata Maori chief Southwest Pacific 41 TL 1875
Notothenia coriiceps Black rockcod Southern Ocean 62 TL 1844
Notothenia microlepidota Black cod Southwest Pacific 70 TL 1875
Notothenia neglecta Yellowbelly rockcod Southern Ocean 45 SL 1951
Notothenia rossii Marbled rockcod Southern Ocean 92 TL 1844
Nototheniops larseni Painted notie Southern Ocean 24 TL 1905
Nototheniops mizops Toad notie Southern Ocean 15 SL 1880
Nototheniops nudifrons Yellowfin notie Southern Ocean 19.5 SL 1905
Nototheniops nybelini Southeast Pacific 15.9 SL 1976
Nototheniops tchizh Southern Ocean. 13.7 TL 1976
Pagothenia borchgrevinki Bald notothen Southern Ocean 28 TL 1902
Paranotothenia dewitti Southern Ocean 1990
Paranotothenia magellanica Magellanic rockcod Southern Ocean 43 TL 1801
Patagonotothen brevicauda Patagonian rockcod Southeast Pacific and Sou 23 TL 1905
Patagonotothen canina Southwest Atlantic 1897
Patagonotothen cornucola Southeast Pacific and Sou 11 TL 1844
Patagonotothen elegans Southeast Pacific 1880
Patagonotothen guntheri Yellowfin notothen Southwest Atlantic 25 TL 1937
Patagonotothen jordani Southeast Pacific 1916
Patagonotothen kreffti Southeast Pacific 1993
Patagonotothen longipes Southeast Pacific 1876
Patagonotothen ramsayi Longtail southern cod Southwest Atlantic 44 TL 1913
Patagonotothen shagensis Southern Ocean 15.6 SL 1982
Patagonotothen sima Southeast Pacific and Sou 1845
Patagonotothen squamiceps Southeast Pacific 1877
Patagonotothen tessellata Black southern cod Southeast Pacific and Sou 28 TL 1845
Patagonotothen thompsoni Southeast Pacific 1993
Patagonotothen trigramma Southwest Atlantic 1913
Patagonotothen wiltoni Southwest Atlantic 13.0 SL 1913
Pleuragramma antarcticum Antarctic silverfish Southern Ocean 26.6 TL 1902
Trematomus amphitreta Antarctic Pacific 2006
Trematomus bernacchii Emerald rockcod Southern Ocean 35 TL 1902
Trematomus brachysoma Stocky rockcod Southern Ocean 17.2 SL 1912
Trematomus eulepidotus Blunt scalyhead Southern Ocean 34.5 TL 1914
Trematomus hansoni Striped rockcod Southern Ocean 45.5 TL 1902
Trematomus lepidorhinus Slender scalyhead Southern Ocean 31 TL 1911
Trematomus loennbergii Scaly rockcod Southern Ocean 30 SL 1913
Trematomus newnesi Dusky rockcod Southern Ocean 24.5 TL 1902
Trematomus nicolai Spotted notothen Southern Ocean 36 TL 1902
Trematomus peninsulae Pithead Southern Ocean 17 TL 1981
Trematomus pennellii Sharp-spined notothenia Southern Ocean 29.7 TL 1914
Trematomus scotti Crowned rockcod Southern Ocean 24.7 TL 1907
Trematomus tokarevi Bigeye notothen Southern Ocean 22.4 TL 1978
Trematomus vicarius Orange notothen Southern Ocean 35 TL 1905



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