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Marbled rockcod

Marbled rockcod
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nototheniidae
Genus: Notothenia
Species:
N. rossii
Binomial name
Notothenia rossii
Synonyms[1]
  • Notothenia rossii rossii J. Richardson, 1844
  • Notothenia marmorata J. G. Fischer, 1885
  • Notothenia rossii marmorata J. G. Fischer, 1885
  • Notothenia coriiceps macquariensis Waite, 1916

The marbled rockcod (Notothenia rossii) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, belonging to the family Nototheniidae, the notothens or cod icefishes. It is native to the Southern Ocean, where it can be found at depths from 5 to 350 m (16 to 1,148 ft). This is a commercially important species.[2]

  1. ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2020). "Notothenia rossii Richardson, 1844". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notothenia rossii". FishBase. February 2014 version.

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