Magellanic Rockcod, Magellanic Rockcod, Black Cod, Blue Notothenia, Orange Throat Notothen, Trama comĂșn
Paranotothenia magellanica, Antartica Chilena, Chile, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Polar - southern, Temperate Australasia, Temperate South America
Description
Elongate cylindrical body with a blunt head and a series of large, diffuse dark rings on upper side. Greyish brown on upper sides and back, and yellowish below.
Information
Max Size: 38 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 2.5-10.7°C
Depth: 0-255m
Habitat: Rocky Reef
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Common (25% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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