yellowfin notothen
Patagonotothen guntheri (Norman, 1937)
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
Patagonotothen guntheri, the yellowfin notothen, is a species of notothen found in the Argentinian region of Patagonia, the Falkland Islands, the Burdwood Bank and the Shag Rocks (where it is found in abundance) west of South Georgia on the continental shelf at depths of 120-250 m (394-820 ft), but may be found in waters deeper than 250 m in the Argentinian region.
Wikipedia contributors, Patagonotothen guntheri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:35:10.627367+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Patagonotothen guntheri (Norman, 1937)
- Name authority
- (Norman, 1937)
- Common name
- yellowfin notothen
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Nototheniidae
- Genus
- Patagonotothen
- 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
- genusPatagonotothen Balushkin, 1976
- speciesPatagonotothen guntheri (Norman, 1937)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Patagonotothen. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Patagonotothen cornucola (Richardson, 1844) | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Patagonotothen elegans (Günther, 1880) | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Patagonotothen jordani (Thompson, 1916) | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| cod icefishPatagonotothen ramsayi (Regan, 1913) | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Patagonotothen sima (Richardson, 1845) | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Patagonotothen squamiceps (Peters, 1877) | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Patagonotothen tessellata (Richardson, 1845) | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Patagonotothen shagensis Balushkin & Permitin, 1982 | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Patagonotothen brevicauda (Lönnberg, 1905) | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Patagonotothen canina (Smitt, 1897) | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Patagonotothen kreffti Balushkin & Stehmann, 1993 | NototheniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Patagonotothen thompsoni Balushkin, 1993 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Patagonotothen guentheri (Norman, 1937) (Norman, 1937) | synonym |
| Notothenia guentheri Norman, 1937 Norman, 1937 | synonym |
| Notothenia guntheri Norman, 1937 Norman, 1937 | synonym |
| Patagonotothen brevicauda guntheri (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=234738 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:4DZHR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.