Emerald rockcod

Emerald rockcod
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nototheniidae
Genus: Trematomus
Species: T. bernacchii
Binomial name
Trematomus bernacchii
Boulenger, 1902
Synonyms
  • Notothenia bernacchii (Boulenger, 1902)
  • Pagothenia bernacchii (Boulenger, 1902)
  • Pseudotrematomus bernacchii (Boulenger, 1902)

The emerald rockcod or emerald notothen (Trematomus bernacchii) is a commercially important species of cod icefish.[1]

Description

This species is mostly brown in color with darker spots. Females of this species can reach a length of 35 cm (14 in), while males only reach 28 cm (11 in).[1]

Distribution, habitat, and habits

This species is native to the Southern Ocean[1] on the seafloor at depths from very shallow waters to 700 m (2,300 ft). It is adapted to living in waters of extremely low temperature. It consumes various invertebrates and small fishes and also is known to feed on some algae.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Trematomus bernacchii" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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