Darktip cod (Physiculus nigrescens)

Scientific name: Physiculus nigrescens Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Darktip cod (Physiculus nigrescens)

The Darktip cod (Physiculus nigrescens) is a marine fish of the family Moridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Indonesia, the Arafura Sea and Australia.

Biology

A benthic species found on the continental shelf and slope.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Physiculus nigrescens
Family
Moridae (Morid cods)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.6
Depth range
384 m (1260 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 384 - ? m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Pacific: Indonesia, the Arafura Sea and Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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