Emerald rockcod

Emerald rockcod
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Nototheniidae
Genus:	Trematomus
Species:	T. bernacchii
Binomial name
	Trematomus bernacchii; Boulenger, 1902
Synonyms
	Notothenia bernacchii (Boulenger, 1902); Pagothenia bernacchii (Boulenger, 1902); Pseudotrematomus bernacchii (Boulenger, 1902);

The emerald rockcod or emerald notothen (Trematomus bernacchii) is a commercially important species of cod icefish.^[1]

Description

This species is mostly brown in color with darker spots. Females of this species can reach a length of 35 cm (14 in), while males only reach 28 cm (11 in).^[1]

Distribution, habitat, and habits

This species is native to the Southern Ocean^[1] on the seafloor at depths from very shallow waters to 700 m (2,300 ft). It is adapted to living in waters of extremely low temperature. It consumes various invertebrates and small fishes and also is known to feed on some algae.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trematomus bernacchii". FishBase. February 2014 version.

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[FishBase-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trematomus bernacchii". FishBase. February 2014 version.

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