saffron cod

Eleginus gracilis

Swollen vertebrae house bladders

saffron cod is known around Arctic to North Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 55 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Gadidae
Genus: Eleginus
Maximum length: 55 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Arctic to North Pacific: Chemulpo in North Korea (Yellow Sea) in the southwest to Sitka, Alaska in the southeast. Beyond the Bering Strait from Cape Lisburne in Chukchi Sea and east to Dease Strait (south coast of Victoria Island). Precise delimitation of the range depends on additional taxonomic study.

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