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Pacific cod

Gadus macrocephalus

Pacific cod — Gadus macrocephalus
  • Saltwater
Max length
100 cm
Classification
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gadiformes
Family
Gadidae
Genus
Gadus
Distribution
  • Atlantic, Northwest
  • Pacific, Northeast
  • Pacific, Northwest

About the pacific cod

The Pacific cod is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Gadidae. It is a bottom-dwelling fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean, mainly on the continental shelf and upper slopes, to depths of about 900 m (3,000 ft). It can grow to a length of a meter or so and is found in large schools. They feed on clams, worms, crabs, shrimp, and juvenile fish. It is an important commercial food species and is also known as gray cod or grey cod, and grayfish or greyfish. Fishing for this species is regulated with quotas being allotted for hook and line fishing, pots, and bottom trawls. Fossils have been found in Canada near a Steller Sea lion fossil dating to the Pleistocene.

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Where the pacific cod lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

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Where to catch pacific cod

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