dwarf codling

Notophycis marginata

Twenty Four Centimeters Morid Fish

Brown
Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

The dwarf codling (Notophycis marginata), is a species of morid cod found on the continental slopes in the southeast Pacific and the southwest Atlantic, where it is found down to 1,200 m (3,900 ft). This species grows to 24 cm (9.4 in) in total length.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Notophycis
Maximum length: 24 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: off southern Patagonia along the Argentine slope to 40°S and the Chilean coast to about 46°S. Southwest Pacific: on the rises to the east and south of New Zealand and off New South Wales and Tasmania in Australia.

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