Patagonotothen

Updated on Apr 25, 2026

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Kingdom Animalia Family Nototheniidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes

Similar Patagonotothen ramsayi, Aethotaxis mitopteryx, Perciformes, Notothenia, Nototheniidae

black southern cod patagonotothen tessellate

Patagonotothen is a genus of cod icefishes native to the southern oceans.

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:

Patagonotothen brevicauda (Lönnberg, 1905)

Patagonotothen brevicauda brevicauda (Lönnberg, 1905) (Patagonian rockcod)

Patagonotothen brevicauda shagensis Balushkin & Permitin, 1982

Patagonotothen canina (Smitt, 1897)

Patagonotothen cornucola (J. Richardson, 1844)

Patagonotothen elegans (Günther, 1880)

Patagonotothen guntheri (Norman, 1937) (Yellowfin notothen)

Patagonotothen jordani (W. F. Thompson, 1916)

Patagonotothen kreffti Balushkin & Stehmann, 1993

Patagonotothen longipes (Steindachner, 1876)

Patagonotothen ramsayi (Regan, 1913) (Longtail southern cod)

Patagonotothen sima (J. Richardson, 1845)

Patagonotothen squamiceps (W. K. H. Peters, 1877)

Patagonotothen tessellata (J. Richardson, 1845) (Black southern cod)

Patagonotothen thompsoni Balushkin, 1993

Patagonotothen wiltoni (Regan, 1913)

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