Moridae

Darktip cod

Physiculus nigrescens

Fish Found at Three Three Eight Four Meters

• Brown
• Gray
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Southeast Asia
• Medium

Physiculus nigrescens, the darktip cod, is a species of bathydemersal fish in the cod family Moridae. It is a marine fish that can be found in deep waters of the western Pacific Ocean and has been found in depths ranging from 84 to 3384 meters in regions such as northern Australia (from Queensland to Western Australia), the Arafura Sea, and the Philippines. Its native range includes Western Pacific regions such as Indonesia, the Arafura Sea, and Australia.