Image: Cod on the North West Shelf
A cod photographed by an ROV at a depth of 1215 m on the North West Shelf off Dampier, Western Australia.
- Photographer:
- SEA SERPENT
- Rights:
- © SEA SERPENT
- Common name:
- cod
- Scientific name:
- Lepidion sp.
- Family:
- Moridae
- Order:
- Gadiformes
Additional information
Three species of Lepidion are currently known from Australian waters; the Giant Cod, Lepidion inosimae, Smallhead Cod, Lepidion microcephalus and Schmidt's Cod, Lepidion schmidti.
Reference:
Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, cod, Moridae, Lepidion,
