Small-headed cod

Small-headed cod

Taxobox
name = Small-headed cod


image_caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Gadiformes
familia = Moridae
genus = "Lepidion"
species = "L. microcephalus"
binomial = "Lepidion microcephalus"
binomial_authority = Cowper, 1956
The small-headed cod or long-finned cod, "Lepidion microcephalus", is a deepwater fish belonging to the morid cod family ("Moridae"), and related to the true cods (genus "Gadus"). It is found in the Tasman Sea, including Bass Straits and is commercially harvested by both Australia and New Zealand. It has been found on the continental shelf but typically its depth range is 750 to 1,000 metres. It may grow to 48 cm.

The second common name highlights the fact that its first dorsal fin is made up of long filamentous rays. The pelvic fin is long, thin and scythe-like, and it has a pronounced chin barbel.

The colour is grey-brown with a faint red tint on the body and black edged median fins.

References

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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, "Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand", (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8


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