Boreogadus saida
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Boreogadus saida, commonly known as the polar cod, is a small Arctic fish species adapted to icy waters and crucial to polar marine food webs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boreogadus saida canonical | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
ⓘ
marine organism ⓘ ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| adaptation |
antifreeze proteins in blood
ⓘ
cold-water adaptation ⓘ ice-associated lifestyle ⓘ |
| bodyShape | slender elongated body ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| climateChangeVulnerability | high ⓘ |
| color | silvery ⓘ |
| commercialUse | minor commercial fishery ⓘ |
| commonName |
Arctic cod
ⓘ
Arctic cod ⓘ
surface form:
polar cod
|
| describedBy | Lepechin ⓘ |
| distribution |
Baffin Bay
ⓘ
Barents Sea ⓘ Beaufort Sea ⓘ Chukchi Sea ⓘ Greenland Sea ⓘ Kara Sea ⓘ Laptev Sea ⓘ circumpolar Arctic ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | key forage fish in Arctic marine food webs ⓘ |
| eggType | pelagic eggs ⓘ |
| family | Gadidae ⓘ |
| feedsOn |
copepods
ⓘ
krill ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| genus | Boreogadus ⓘ |
| habitat |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
continental shelf waters ⓘ sea ice zone ⓘ sub-Arctic seas ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| livesInEnvironment | marine environment ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 30 cm ⓘ |
| order | Gadiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preyOf |
Arctic cod-eating seabirds
ⓘ
bearded seal ⓘ beluga whale ⓘ black-legged kittiwake ⓘ narwhal ⓘ polar bear (indirectly via seals) ⓘ ringed seal ⓘ thick-billed murre ⓘ |
| spawningHabitat | under sea ice ⓘ |
| spawningSeason | winter ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
ocean warming
ⓘ
sea ice loss ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | mid-trophic level ⓘ |
| typicalLength | about 15–20 cm ⓘ |
| usedAs | fish meal source ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1774 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.