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Wednesday 21 November 2012

Atlantic Cod

Atlantic cod is a renowned demersal food fish of the Gadidae family. It is also known as haberdine, codling and most popularly as cod. Find out all about this amazing sea fish in the article below. Scientific Name Atlantic cod is scientifically known as Gadus morhua. Description & Anatomy Weight : An average Atlantic cod weighs upto almost 96 kg. Size : This fish can grow to the length of 2 meter. Color : These fish have grey or green colored scales. Sometimes they can also come in reddish or brownish shades. Their underneath parts are whitish in color. Their lateral lines are pale Head : Their mouths open huge given their upper jaws and gills stretch wide.Body : Their bodies are oval shaped. However their tails are square-ish. Distribution World’s largest hub of this fish is north-eastern Arctic areas, namely Arcto-Norwegian. It is also majorly found in Greenland. Coastal area of Europe, from Barents Sea to Bay of Biscay is another hub of this species of fish. Habitat This fish tends to inhabit temperature climes with long winters. They mostly live in the shallow areas to the deeper zones of the sea. Behavior Atlantic cod is very interesting to observe. Though it is a big fish still it diets on shrimps. It stays near the shallow areas mostly, and sometimes in the deeper zones of the seas. For reproducing these fishes always choose deeper zones. Those which do not stay in much depth they also shift to deeper water levels. This species of fish spawn in winters.