Notothenia rossii Richardson, 1844
Marbled rockcod
Notothenia rossii
photo by Reyes, P.

Family:  Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes), subfamily: Nototheniinae
Max. size:  92 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 10,000.0 g; max. reported age: 16 years
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 350 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula, Scotia Arc, Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard and Macquarie islands, and Ob' and Lena banks.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 4-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-36; Anal soft rays: 26-30
Biology:  The sexually immature members of the population stay in lesser depths, mainly in the shallow fjord bays. Yearlings feed mainly on mesozooplankton in the near surface zone (5-15 m). Immature and mature fish are benthic but stay in shallower depths (10-20 m). Sexually mature fish move out of the fjord to stay in the shelf zone. Spawn once a year (Ref. 89316). Maximum life span for males is 12 years (Ref. 28106).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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