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Lepidonotothen squamifrons

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nototheniidae

Genus
  
Lepidonotothen

Order
  
Perciformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Painted notie, Aethotaxis mitopteryx, Notothenia, Trematomus hansoni, Marbled rockcod

Lepidonotothen squamifrons, the Grey rockcod, is a species of cod icefish native to the Southern Ocean where it can be found at depths of from 10 to 900 metres (33 to 2,953 ft) though it is most often found between 192 and 312 metres (630 and 1,024 ft). This species grows to a length of 55 centimetres (22 in) TL though most are only around 35 centimetres (14 in). This species is of minor importance to commercial fisheries.

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Lepidonotothen squamifrons Wikipedia