Arctic cod
E549914
The Arctic cod is a small, cold-adapted fish species that plays a key ecological role in Arctic marine food webs as a primary prey item for seabirds, marine mammals, and larger fish.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| polar cod | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cold-adapted species
ⓘ
fish species ⓘ marine fish ⓘ |
| adaptation |
ability to live near freezing temperatures
ⓘ
cold-water tolerance ⓘ |
| binomialName | Boreogadus saida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyColoration |
generally brownish to olive dorsally
ⓘ
paler ventrally ⓘ |
| bodyShape | slender ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse | limited commercial fishery in some regions ⓘ |
| commonName |
Arctic cod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
polar cod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | sensitive to warming Arctic waters ⓘ |
| diet |
copepods
ⓘ
krill ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| distribution |
circumpolar Arctic
ⓘ
high Arctic regions ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | key prey species in Arctic marine food webs ⓘ |
| family | Gadidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Boreogadus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
continental shelf waters ⓘ sea ice environments ⓘ subarctic seas ⓘ |
| hasAnalFins | two anal fins ⓘ |
| hasBarbel | small chin barbel ⓘ |
| hasDorsalFins | three dorsal fins ⓘ |
| importance | key link between lower and higher trophic levels in Arctic ecosystems ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | up to about 6 years ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 30 cm ⓘ |
| order | Gadiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preyFor |
larger fish
ⓘ
marine mammals ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| salinityTolerance | marine salinities ⓘ |
| spawningHabitat | under sea ice or near ice edges ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | near-freezing waters ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
sea ice loss ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | mid-trophic consumer ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
polar cod