Beardie (Lotella phycis)

Scientific name: Lotella phycis Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Beardie (Lotella phycis)

The Beardie (Lotella phycis) is a marine fish of the family Moridae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lotella phycis
Family
Moridae (Morid cods)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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