Polar cod (Boreogadus saida)

Scientific name: Boreogadus saida Lepechin, 1774

Polar cod (Boreogadus saida)

The Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gadidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 42-57; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 33 - 44; Vertebrae: 49 - 57. Caudal fin deeply concave. Lower jaw slightly longer than upper jaw. Chin barbel very small. No lateral line pores on head. Scales small and embedded, not overlapping. Brownish along the back with many fine points; the sides and belly silvery; the fins dusky with pale margins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Boreogadus saida
Family
Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
0–400 m (0–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 400 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Circumpolar in the Arctic. North Atlantic: White Sea, Iceland, and southern Greenland into the Miramichi River, New Brunswick in Canada. North Pacific: Bering Sea to Cape Olyutorski, the Pribilof Islands, and Bristol Bay.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.22; tm=2-5; Fec=30,000)

Sources

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

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