Red codling
| Red codling | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Moridae |
| Genus: | Pseudophycis |
| Species: | P. bachus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophycis bachus (J. R. Forster, 1801) | |
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The red codling or hoka[1] (Pseudophycis bachus) is a morid cod of the genus Pseudophycis, restricted to New Zealand[a], from the surface to 700 m. A closely related species, Pseudophycis barbata, is found in Australia. It reaches lengths up to 90 cm. P. bachus is a food source for the diving yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes.
Red Cod is in the "Worst Choice (Don't eat)" section of the Forest & Bird Best Fish Guide.[3]
Notes
- ^ Although, at least according to the Tasmanian government department that regulates fishing, Pseudophycis bachus is found in Tasmanian waters (outside New Zealand), along with the "closely related" Pseudophycis barbata mentioned here.[2] It states:
Pseudophycis barbata: Often confused with another cod species found in Tasmania, the red cod, Pseudophycis bachus, which has a black spot behind its gill covers.
References
- ^ Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. 2006
- ^ Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Government of Tasmania (2015). "Sea fishing and aquaculture: Bearded Rock Cod". dpipwe.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
Pseudophycis barbata: Often confused with another cod species found in Tasmania, the red cod, Pseudophycis bachus, which has a black spot behind its gill covers.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Forest and Bird (30 Apr 2018). "Best Fish Guide — Pocket Guide". www.forestandbird.org.nz. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
Sources
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudophycis bachus". FishBase. March 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox (1982). Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: William Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-216987-8.