Pagothenia

Updated on Apr 25, 2026

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Pagothenia Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes		Family Nototheniidae Higher classification Nototheniidae Rank Genus
Similar Bald notothen, Notothenioidei, Trematomus, Nototheniidae, Emerald rockcod

Bald notothen pagothenia borchgrevinki

Pagothenia is a genus of cod icefishes native to the Southern Ocean.

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

Pagothenia borchgrevinki (Boulenger, 1902) (Bald notothen)

Pagothenia brachysoma (Pappenheim, 1912) (Stocky rockcod)

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