Gadus morhua

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Gadus morhua is the Atlantic cod, a commercially important marine fish species native to the cold waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Gadus morhua canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species
marine organism
ray-finned fish
bodyColor greenish-brown to grayish
bodyShape elongated
class Actinopterygii
commercialUse food fish
source of cod liver oil
commonName Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
surface form: Atlantic cod

cod
conservationStatus vulnerable in some stocks
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
diet crustaceans
fish
mollusks
distinctiveFeature barbel on the chin
prominent lateral line
economicImportance commercially important fishery species
eggType pelagic eggs
family Gadidae
finFeature three dorsal fins
two anal fins
fishingMethod gillnetting
longlining
trawling
genus Gadus
habitat cold temperate marine waters
continental shelf waters
demersal zone
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle demersal
management subject to fisheries quotas
maximumLength about 2 meters
maximumWeight over 90 kilograms
nativeTo Baltic Sea
Barents Sea
Gulf of Maine
Labrador Sea
Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

North Sea
order Gadiformes
phylum Chordata
region Northeast Atlantic stocks
Northwest Atlantic stocks
reproduction spawning in winter and spring
taxonRank species
threat habitat degradation
overfishing
trophicLevel predatory fish
typicalLength 50 to 100 centimeters
yearDescribed 1758

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Gadidae containsTaxon Gadus morhua