Indonotothenia cyanobrancha (Richardson, 1844)
Blue rockcod
Indonotothenia cyanobrancha
photo by FAO

Family:  Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes), subfamily: Nototheniinae
Max. size:  30 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range - 0 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: Kerguelen and Heard Islands.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 4-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-36; Anal soft rays: 30-34. Uniformly brownish but with darker markings or uniformly black. Prominent acoustico-lateralis channel on the head, absence of connecting orbital branches of the ethmoid, short frontal and narrow parasphenoid (Ref. 11892).
Biology:  Spawn once a year (Ref. 1071).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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