Lepidonotothen squamifrons (Günther, 1880)
Grey rockcod
Lepidonotothen squamifrons
photo by Wilhelms, S.

Family:  Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes), subfamily: Nototheniinae
Max. size:  55 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 19 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 10 - 900 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island and Bouvet Island. Also known from sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Diagnosis:  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 (Ref. 11892).
Biology:  Feeds chiefly on macrozooplankton (mainly crustaceans, cnidarians and salps) and midwater fishes.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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