Maori cod

Paranotothenia magellanica

Nototheniid Fish in New Zealand Waters

Maori cod is a marine fish from Southern Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 43 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Nototheniidae
Genus: Paranotothenia
Maximum length: 43 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southern Ocean: southern tip of South America. Also found in Falkland, South Georgia, South Orkney, South Shetland, Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard and Macquarie islands, southern New Zealand and associated islands, rarely in the Ross Sea. New Zealand and Argentina (Patagonia) (Ref. 4537 )

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