marbled rockcod
Notothenia rossii Richardson, 1844
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.
Notothenia trigramma
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Open encyclopedia reference
The marbled rockcod (Notothenia rossii) 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, where it can be found at depths from 5 to 350 m (16 to 1,148 ft). This is a commercially important species.
Wikipedia contributors, Marbled rockcod; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:05:17.244236+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Notothenia rossii Richardson, 1844
- Name authority
- Richardson, 1844
- Common name
- marbled rockcod
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Nototheniidae
- Genus
- Notothenia
- 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
- genusNotothenia Richardson, 1844
- speciesNotothenia rossii Richardson, 1844
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Notothenia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Notothenia angustata Hutton, 1875 | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black codNotothenia microlepidota Hutton, 1875 | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notothenia neglecta Nybelin, 1951 | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notothenia trigramma Regan, 1913 | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Notothenia rossii marmorata Fischer, 1885 Fischer, 1885 | synonym |
| Notothenia coriiceps macquariensis Waite, 1916 Waite, 1916 | synonym |
| Notothenia marmorata Fischer, 1885 Fischer, 1885 | synonym |
| Notothenia rossii rossii Richardson, 1844 Richardson, 1844 | 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.
- Richardson, J. (1844). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.): The Zoology of the Voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the Command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., During the Years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London., v. 2 (2): i–viii + 1–139, Pls. 1–60. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7364 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.
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:47YZT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.