Red codling
📖 Overview
Found usually on soft muddy or sandy bottoms. Also on rocky bottoms, in estuaries, bays and continental shelf . In New Zealand, most abundant in 200 to 300 m along the edge of the continental shelf. May be found at depths exceeding 700 m . Feeds primarily on fishes, cephalopods, crabs and other crustaceans. Utilized as frozen fillets as well as fish blocks; eaten steamed, fried, microwaved and baked .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Nostrils anterior to eye by about one-third of snout length. Pyloric caeca 6 to 8. Color reddish pink becoming paler ventrally, vertical fins with dark margins; a dark black blotch on the pectoral fin base.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Red codling is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Red codling is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 26 - 700 m , usually 200 - 300 m . Subtropical; 33°S - 50°S, 137°E - 177°E Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and around Australia, at least from Sydney to Adelaide, and around Tasmania.
🌿 Ecology
fishes, cephalopods, crabs and other crustaceans
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | red cod · red codling |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 19 records indexed .
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