Notothenia coriiceps Richardson, 1844
Black rockcod
Notothenia coriiceps
photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Family:  Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes), subfamily: Nototheniinae
Max. size:  62 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 550 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: probably circum-Antarctic on the continental shelf. So far, known from the western Ross Sea, Balleny islands, AdĂ©lie Land, Antarctic Peninsula and associated islands, islands of the Scotia Arc to South Georgia, Weddell Sea, Bouvet, and the sub-Antarctic islands of the Indian Ocean sector.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 4-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-38; Anal soft rays: 26-30. Wide interorbital space, fewer pectoral rays, lack of scales below the eye (Ref. 11892).
Biology:  Most commonly found in less than 200 m (Re. 5179). Stomach contents included mainly small crustaceans (Amphipoda and Euphausiacea) and seaweeds (Ref. 122792).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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