Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 23; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei

Family: Bovichtidae

Genus: Cottoperca

Species: Cottoperca gobio (Günther, 1861)

Climate Zone

Location

• Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Patagonian region of Chile and Argentina.

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless