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Species
Pacific cod
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderGadiformes
- FamilyGadidae
大头鳕（学名：Gadus macrocephalus），又稱為太平洋鱈，为輻鰭魚綱鱈形目鳕科鳕屬的鱼类。
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Encyclopedic overview
The Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Gadidae. It is a bottom-dwelling fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean, mainly on the continental shelf and upper slopes, to depths of about 900 m (3,000 ft). It can grow to a length of a meter or so and is found in large schools. They feed on clams, worms, crabs, shrimp, and juvenile fish. It is an important commercial food species and is also known as gray cod or grey cod, and grayfish or greyfish. Fishing for this species is regulated with quotas being allotted for hook and line fishing, pots, and bottom trawls. Fossils have been found in Canada near a Steller Sea lion fossil dating to the Pleistocene.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pacific cod” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.