Moridae

red codling

Pseudophycis bachus

Ninety Centimeters Morid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

• Brown
• Red
• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

The red codling (Pseudophycis bachus; Māori: hoka) is a morid cod of the genus Pseudophycis, restricted to New Zealand, from the surface to 700 m. It reaches lengths up to 90cm. P. bachus is a food source for the diving yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes.