Fat-headed cod (Guttigadus globiceps)

Scientific name: Guttigadus globiceps Gilchrist, 1906

Fat-headed cod (Guttigadus globiceps)

The Fat-headed cod (Guttigadus globiceps) is a marine fish of the family Moridae. Native range: Circumglobal in southern temperate waters. Reported from Walvis Ridge and Discovery Seamount.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 69-84; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 60 - 74; Vertebrae: 55 - 62. Body low and slender, covered by small, deciduous scales ending in a small, thin caudal peduncle; second ray of the dorsal fin long 25.5-50.7% SL; gill rakers 10-13+22-30=33-43.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Guttigadus globiceps
Family
Moridae (Morid cods)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Depth range
730–1400 m (2395–4593 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 730 - 1400 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal in southern temperate waters. Reported from Walvis Ridge and Discovery Seamount.
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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