Austral cod (Guttigadus kongi)

Scientific name: Guttigadus kongi Markle & Mel?ndez C., 1988

The Austral cod (Guttigadus kongi) is a marine fish of the family Moridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 66-85; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 61 - 75; Vertebrae: 49 - 56. Body short, broad, covered by small deciduous scales, ending in a very small caudal peduncle; 20-23 modified scales on lateral line; gill chamber, mouth floor and lips without pigmentation; 49-56 total vertebrae; mouth subterminal.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Guttigadus kongi
Family
Moridae (Morid cods)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.3
Depth range
55–1500 m (180–4921 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 55 - 1500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
South Pacific: off Chile, southern Australia, and New Zealand. Southeast Atlantic: off Argentina. Also recorded from the channel between Marion and Prince Edward islands in the Indian Ocean sector of the Antarctic.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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