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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Pseudophycis
Maximum length: 90 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and around Australia, at least from Sydney to Adelaide, and around Tasmania. Often confused with Pseudophycis barbata (Ref.9563).

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