Greenland cod (Gadus ogac)

Scientific name: Gadus ogac Richardson, 1836

The Greenland cod (Gadus ogac) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gadidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Head relatively broad, interorbital space 18-25% of head length. Generally dark shading to paler ventrally. Peritoneum dark.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gadus ogac
Family
Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
77.0
Depth range
0–200 m (0–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 200 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Arctic to Northwest Atlantic, and Northeast Atlantic: Port Barrow, Alaska to West Greenland, then south along Canadian coast to the Miramichi, Gulf of St. Lawrence and Cape Breton Island. Northeast Atlantic: a disjunct population in the White Sea exists. The stock has been strongly reduced in recent years.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3-4; tmax=12)

Sources

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

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