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Black rockcod

Notothenia coriiceps Richardson, 1844

Status not recordedbony fish

The black rockcod (Notothenia coriiceps) is a species in the family Nototheniidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the black rockcod

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black rockcod live?

Not recorded

Is the black rockcod endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the black rockcod classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyNototheniidae
  6. genusNotothenia
  7. SpeciesNotothenia coriiceps Richardson, 1844
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Yellowbelly rockcodEnglish
  • Trama NegraSpanish
  • Bocasse à tête massiveFrench
  • Антарктическая нототенияRussian
  • 革首南極魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black rockcod

Other species in the same genus Notothenia.

Maori chief

Notothenia angustata

NototheniidaeNo free photo yet

Black cod

Notothenia microlepidota

NototheniidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the black rockcod?

The black rockcod (Notothenia coriiceps) belongs to the family Nototheniidae in the order Perciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black rockcod (Notothenia coriiceps). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-rockcod

MLA

“Black rockcod (Notothenia coriiceps).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-rockcod.

BibTeX
@misc{black_rockcod_2026,
  title = {Black rockcod (Notothenia coriiceps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-rockcod},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}