# Lindbergichthys > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lindbergichthys > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lindbergichthys.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindbergichthys > Source revision: 1354669509 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Genus of fishes Lindbergichthys Lindbergichthys nudifrons Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Nototheniidae Genus: Lindbergichthys Balushkin, 1976 Type species Notothenia mozops Günther, 1880 Synonyms[1] Lindbergia Balushkin, 1976 ***Lindbergichthys*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of marine [ray-finned fishes](/source/Ray-finned_fish) belonging to the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Nototheniidae](/source/Nototheniidae), the notothens or cod icefishes.[2] They are native to the [Southern Ocean](/source/Southern_Ocean). ## Taxonomy *Lindbergichthys* was first formally [described](/source/Species_description) in 1976 as *Lindbergia*, a [subgenus](/source/Subgenus) of *[Lepidonotothen](/source/Lepidonotothen)*, by the [Soviet](/source/Soviet) [ichthyologist](/source/Ichthyologist) [Arkady Vladimirovich Balushkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arkady_Vladimirovich_Balushkin&action=edit&redlink=1) with *Notothenia mizops* as the type species.[1] However, [Lindbergia](/source/Pristilomatidae) was preoccupied by a [Gastropod](/source/Gastropod) genus described by [Riedel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Riedel&action=edit&redlink=1) in 1959 and in 1979 Balushkin replaced the name with *Lindbergichthys*. ## Etymology The name of honours the Soviet ichthyologist [Georgiĭ Ustinovich Lindberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgi%C4%AD_Ustinovich_Lindberg&action=edit&redlink=1) who died in 1976.[3] The genus is not recognised by all authorities and, for example, is treated as a [synonym](/source/Synonym_(taxonomy)) of *[Nototheniops](/source/Nototheniops)* by the *[Catalog of Fishes](/source/Catalog_of_Fishes)*[1] but is treated as a valid genus by [FishBase](/source/FishBase).[4] Some authorities place this taxon in the [subfamily](/source/Subfamily) Nototheniinae,[5] but the 5th edition of *[Fishes of the World](/source/Fishes_of_the_World)* does not include subfamilies in the Nototheniidae.[6] ## Species Two recognized species are in this genus:[4] - *[Lindbergichthys mizops](/source/Lindbergichthys_mizops)* ([Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1880) (Toad notie) - *[Lindbergichthys nudifrons](/source/Lindbergichthys_nudifrons)* ([Lönnberg](/source/Einar_L%C3%B6nnberg), 1905) (Yellowfin notie) ## Characteristics *Lindbergichthys notothens*have a variable amount of scales on the head but the snout. lower jaw, nasal area, the area to the front of the eyes and the orbit are always unscaled. The rear part of the head may be scaled or unscaled. The upper lateral line has tubed scales while the middle [lateral line](/source/Lateral_line) has no tubed scales. In smaller fishes the pelvic fins are longer than the pectoral fins but they are equal in size in larger fishes. The [caudal fins](/source/Caudal_fin) have 12-14 branched fin rays.[5] The maximum [total length](/source/Total_length) is between 15 and 19.5 cm (5.9 and 7.7 in).[4] ## Distribution and habitat *Lindbergichthys* notothens are found in the [Scotia Arc](/source/Scotia_Arc) from the [Antarctic Peninsula](/source/Antarctic_Peninsula) to [South Georgia](/source/South_Georgia) in the Atlantic section of the [Southern Ocean](/source/Southern_Ocean) and from the [Kerguelen Islands](/source/Kerguelen_Islands), [Heard Islands](/source/Heard_Islands), [Crozet Islands](/source/Crozet_Islands) and [Prince Edward Islands](/source/Prince_Edward_Islands).[5] ## Biology *Lindbergichthys* notothens are benthic fishes which feed on small benthic invertebrates moving on to fish eggs and small crustaceans when they are larger.[5] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CofF_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CofF_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CofF_1-2) Fricke, Ron; [Eschmeyer, William N.](/source/William_N._Eschmeyer) & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). ["Genera in the family Nototheniidae"](http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Nototheniidae). *[Catalog of Fishes](/source/Catalog_of_Fishes)*. [California Academy of Sciences](/source/California_Academy_of_Sciences). Retrieved 21 September 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-WoRMS_2-0)** Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Lindbergichthys Balushkin, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=296994](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=296994) on 2021-09-24 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Balushkin_3-0)** Balushkin, A.V. (1979). "Lindbergichthys (Nototheniidae) — a new generic name for Lindbergia Balushkin, 1976 non Riedel, 1959". *Voprosy Ikhtiologii* (in Russian). **19** (5): 930–931. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology v. 19 (no. 5):144-145 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FishBase_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FishBase_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FishBase_4-2) [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["Species in genus *Lindbergichthys*"](https://www.fishbase.org/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=Lindbergichthys). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. June 2021 version. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gon_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gon_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Gon_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Gon_5-3) H.H. Dewitt; P.C. Heemstra; and O. Gon (1990). "Nototheniidae Notothens". In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.). [*Fishes of the Southern Ocean*](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/240475#page/300/mode/1up). South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780868102115](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780868102115). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Nelson5_6-0)** J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). [*Fishes of the World*](https://sites.google.com/site/fotw5th/) (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 465. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-118-34233-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-118-34233-6). Taxon identifiers Lindbergichthys Wikidata: Q23198755 CoL: 62YQK GBIF: 2386002 iNaturalist: 618302 IRMNG: 1028028 NCBI: 2816473 Open Tree of Life: 3635423 WoRMS: 296994 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lindbergichthys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindbergichthys) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindbergichthys?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.