Paranotothenia magellanica (Forster, 1801)
Magellanic rockcod
Paranotothenia magellanica
photo by FAO

Family:  Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes), subfamily: Nototheniinae
Max. size:  43 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,451.0 g
Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - 255 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: southern tip of South America. Also found in Falkland, South Georgia, South Orkney, South Shetland, Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard and Macquarie islands, southern New Zealand and associated islands, rarely in the Ross Sea. New Zealand and Argentina (Patagonia) (Ref. 4537)
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 3-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28-31; Anal soft rays: 22-25. Greyish olive above, yellowish below. Pug-nosed snout, well developed supraoccipital crest, highly sculptured cranial bones. Short jaw, the maxillary not reaching the orbit, and adults with pelagic coloration as well as large epurals (Ref. 11892). Upper lateral line with 36-48 tubular scales, total number of scales in upper and middle lateral lines 45-57; caudal peduncle longer than deep, 37.0-45.5% HL; preoperculo-mandibular canal not connected with the temporal canal; dorsal surface of head without prominent ridges; pelvic length much shorter than pectorals (Ref. 37311).
Biology:  Utilized as a food fish.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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