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Patagonotothen elegans

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Patagonotothen elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nototheniidae
Genus: Patagonotothen
Species:
P. elegans
Binomial name
Patagonotothen elegans
(Günther, 1880)
Synonyms[1]

Notothenia elegans Günther, 1880

Patagonotothen elegans is a species of marine ray-finned fish, belonging to the family Nototheniidae, the notothens or cod icefishes. It is native to the waters off southern South America in both the southeastern Pacific Ocean and the southwestern Atlantic, including the Falkland Islands.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Patagonotothen elegans". FishBase. June 2021 version.
  2. ^ Pequeño, G. (1989). "Peces de Chile. Lista sistematica revisada y comentada" (PDF). Revista de Biologica Marina y Oceanographica (in Spanish). 24 (2): 1–132.