Patagonotothen Balushkin [A. V.] 1976:126 Fem. Notothenia tessellata Richardson 1845. Type by original designation. Genus is treated by subsequent authors as feminine. •Valid as Patagonotothen Balushkin 1976 -- (Stevens et al. 1984:563 [ref. 13633], Andersen 1984:24 [ref. 13369], Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:246 [ref. 14235], Lloris & Rucabado 1991:112 [ref. 22530], Miller 1993:127 [ref. 21297], Eastman & Eakin 2000:15 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S97 [ref. 29555], Mabragaña et al. 2011:10 [ref. 31800]). Current status: Valid as Patagonotothen Balushkin 1976. Nototheniidae: Nototheniinae.