Grey rockcod
📖 Overview
Overview information for Grey rockcod is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 36 - 37; Anal soft rays: 29 - 33. Body with 8 or 9 long dusky crossbars, cheek with two oblique dark stripes. First dorsal fin blackish .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Grey rockcod is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Grey rockcod is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 10 - 900 m , usually 195 - 312 m . Temperate; 45°S - 79°S, 180°W - 180°E South Georgia Island and Bouvet Island.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Grey notothen, Grey rockcod, Striped-eyed rockcod · grey rockcod |
| 🇫🇷French | Colin austral |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | ウロコノト |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Чешуеглазая нототения |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 大鱗雅南極魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lepidonotothen kempi | Norman | 1937 | Synonym |
| Lepidonotothen macrophthalma | Norman | 1937 | Synonym |
| Notothenia brevipectoralis | Hureau | 1966 | Synonym |
| Notothenia kempi | Norman | 1937 | Synonym |
| Notothenia macrophthalma | Norman | 1937 | Synonym |
| Notothenia squamifrons | Günther | 1880 | Synonym |
| Notothenia squamifrons atlantica | Permitin & Sazonov | 1974 | Synonym |
| Notothenia squamifrons squamifrons | Günther | 1880 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 23 records indexed .
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