Eleginus navaga

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Eleginus navaga is a small Arctic cod species found in the coastal and estuarine waters of the Barents and White Seas, important in local fisheries and adapted to cold, brackish environments.

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Eleginus 1
Eleginus navaga canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species
marine organism
ray-finned fish
adaptation cold-water tolerance
tolerance of low salinity
authority (Pallas, 1814)
behavior forms schools
bodyShape elongated cod-like body
class Actinopterygii
climatePreference Arctic and subarctic waters
coloration brownish or olive back
paler flanks
whitish belly
commercialUse dried or salted fish
frozen products
human consumption
commonName navaga
polar cod navaga
describedBy Peter Simon Pallas
diet benthic invertebrates
polychaete worms
small crustaceans
small fishes
distribution Arctic Ocean shelf areas
Barents Sea
Kara Sea
White Sea
ecologicalRole benthic predator
prey for marine mammals
prey for seabirds
eggType demersal eggs
family Gadidae
fisheriesImportance important for local coastal fisheries
genus Eleginus
habitat Arctic coastal waters
brackish waters
estuaries
shallow marine waters
kingdom Animalia
maximumLength about 30 cm
morphologicalFeature barbel on chin
three dorsal fins
two anal fins
order Gadiformes
phylum Chordata
region northern Russia coasts
salinityPreference brackish and marine waters
spawningHabitat nearshore shallow waters
spawningSeason winter
taxonRank species
typicalLength 15–25 cm

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Gadidae containsTaxon Eleginus navaga
Eleginus gracilis genus Eleginus navaga
this entity surface form: Eleginus