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Cod
Gadus macrocephalus |
Pacific
Cod
Gadus
macrocephalus
Commonly caught
by commercial longliners and trawlers. Occasionally caught by recreational
fishers.
Ocean Recreational Harvest
Chart
Description:
Body elongate, caudal fin square-cut. 3 dorsal fins. Note the chin
barbell (length about equal to eye diameter. 2 anal fins- 1st begins
below front of 2nd dorsal fin. Brown to gray above, with brown spots
or pale areas on back and side; lighter below. Fins somewhat dusky;
dorsal, caudal, and anal fins usually white-edged.
Size:
To 114 cm (45 inches)
Range/Habitat:
Widely distributed in cooler regions of Pacific and adjacent seas;
Japan to Bering Sea and to Santa Monica, but rare south of northern
California. Usually near bottom; wide-ranging. 40 to 1800 feet (12-549
meters). Usually shallower in spring, deeper in fall.
Source: Pacific
Coast Fishes
Peterson’s Field Guide
Eschmeyer/Herald/Hammann 1983
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