grey rockcod
Lepidonotothen squamifrons (Günther, 1880)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The grey rockcod (Lepidonotothen squamifrons), also known as the grey notothen, stripe-eyes notothen or stripe-eyed rockcod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nototheniidae, the notothens or cod icefishes. It is native to the Southern Ocean. The grey rockcod feeds mainly on macrozooplankton and is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. It is the only species in the genus Lepidonotothen.
Wikipedia contributors, Grey rockcod; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:57:17.852110+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lepidonotothen squamifrons (Günther, 1880)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1880)
- Common name
- grey rockcod
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Nototheniidae
- Genus
- Lepidonotothen
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderNotothenioidei
- familyNototheniidae Günther, 1861
- subfamilyNototheniinae Günther, 1861
- genusLepidonotothen Balushkin, 1976
- speciesLepidonotothen squamifrons (Günther, 1880)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lepidonotothen kempi (Norman, 1937) (Norman, 1937) | synonym |
| Lepidonotothen macrophthalma (Norman, 1937) (Norman, 1937) | synonym |
| Notothenia brevipectoralis Hureau, 1966 Hureau, 1966 | synonym |
| Notothenia macrophthalma Norman, 1937 Norman, 1937 | synonym |
| Notothenia squamifrons Günther, 1880 Günther, 1880 | synonym |
| Notothenia squamifrons atlantica Permitin & Sazonov, 1974 Permitin & Sazonov, 1974 | synonym |
| Notothenia squamifrons squamifrons Günther, 1880 Günther, 1880 | synonym |
| Notothenia kempi Norman, 1937 Norman, 1937 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234788 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3TC9R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.