Editing Notothenia microlepidota (section)

==Biology==
In the [[Campbell Plateau]],  [[salp]]s are the most important prey, followed by [[Amphipoda|amphipods]](particularly ''[[Parathemisto gaudichaudii]]'') and [[Percophidae|percophidids]]. [[Crab]]s such as the [[Portunidae|portunid]] crab ''[[Nectocarcinus bennetti]]'' are also important prey. These prey items imply benthic feeding habits, typical for notothenids.<ref name = Clark>{{cite journal | author = Malcolm R. Clark | year = 1985 | title = The food and feeding of seven fish species from the Campbell Plateau, New Zealand | journal = New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research | volume = 19| issue = 3 | pages = 339–363 | doi = 10.1080/00288330.1985.9516100| doi-access =  | bibcode = 1985NZJMF..19..339C }}</ref>

Being a [[subantarctic]] species, the black cod has special adaptations such as [[antifreeze protein]]s in its [[blood]], as well as [[adipose]] tissues to offset its lack of a [[swim bladder]], giving it neutral buoyancy.<ref name = CPS>{{cite journal | author1 = Zulema L. Coppes Petricorena | author2 = George N. Somero | year = 2006 | title = Biochemical adaptations of notothenioid fishes: Comparisons between cold temperate South American and New Zealand species and Antarctic species | journal = Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A | volume = 147 | issue = 3 | pages = 799–807 | doi = 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.09.028 | pmid = 17293146 }}</ref><ref name = EDV>{{cite journal | author1 = Joseph T. Eastman | author2 = Arthur L. DeVries | name-list-style = and | year = 1982 | title = Buoyancy Studies of Notothenioid Fishes in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica | journal = Copeia | volume = 1982 | issue = 2 | pages = 385–393 | doi = 10.2307/1444619| jstor = 1444619 }}</ref> The [[sablefish]], ''[[Anoplopoma fimbria]]'', is occasionally called black cod, as well, but it is not a true cod. In New Zealand, the [[Maori cod]] is also known as "black cod". They are a common prey item of seals.<ref name = MLDB/>