Moridae
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Moridae is a family of cod
-like fishes, known as codlings, hakelings, and moras.
Morids are marine fishes found throughout the world, and may be found at depths of up to 2500 metres (8,202.1 ft), although most prefer shallower waters. In appearance, they greatly resemble the typical cods, from which can only be distinguished by their skeletal features and the structure of the swim bladder.
They grow up to 90 centimetres (35.4 in) long (red codling
, Pseudophycis bachus).
Cod
Cod is the common name for genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name for various other fishes. Cod is a popular food with a mild flavor, low fat content and a dense, flaky white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of...
-like fishes, known as codlings, hakelings, and moras.
Morids are marine fishes found throughout the world, and may be found at depths of up to 2500 metres (8,202.1 ft), although most prefer shallower waters. In appearance, they greatly resemble the typical cods, from which can only be distinguished by their skeletal features and the structure of the swim bladder.
They grow up to 90 centimetres (35.4 in) long (red codling
Red codling
The red codling or hoka, Pseudophycis bachus, is a morid cod of the genus Pseudophycis, found around southern Australia and New Zealand, from the surface to 700 m. Its length is up to 90 cm. P. bachus is a food source for the diving Yellow-eyed Penguin, Megadyptes antipodes-References:* Tony...
, Pseudophycis bachus).
Species
There are 111 species in 18 genera:- Genus Antimora
- Finescale mora, Antimora microlepis BeanTarleton Hoffman BeanTarleton Hoffman Bean was an American ichthyologist, born at Bainbridge, Pennsylvania on 8 October 1846. He died in Albany, New York on 28 December 1916.-FAMILY AND EDUCATION :...
, 1890.
- Blue antimoraBlue antimoraThe blue antimora or violet cod, Antimora rostrata, is a morid cod of the genus Antimora, found on the continental shelf except the north Pacific, at depths of between 350 and 3,000 m...
or Violet cod, Antimora rostrata (Günther, 1878).
- Finescale mora, Antimora microlepis Bean
- Genus Auchenoceros
- AhuruAhuruThe ahuru is a small deepwater fish, the only fish of the genus Auchenoceros, found on the east coast of New Zealand.-References:...
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- Ahuru
- Genus Eeyorius
- Tasmanian codling, Eeyorius hutchinsi Paulin, 1986.
- Genus Eretmophorus
- Eretmophorus kleinenbergi Giglioli, 1889.
- Genus GadellaGadellaGadella is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Pliocene epoch.-See also:* Prehistoric fish* List of prehistoric bony fish...
- Gadella brocca Paulin & Roberts, 1997.
- Gadella dancoheni Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 2000.
- Gadella edelmanni (Brauer, 1906).
- Gadella filifer (Garman, 1899).
- Beardless codling, Gadella imberbis (VaillantLéon VaillantLéon Louis Vaillant was a French zoologist. He is most famous for his work in the areas of herpetology, malacology, and ichthyology...
, 1888). - Gadella jordani (Böhlke & Mead, 1951).
- Gadella macrura Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 2000.
- Gadella, Gadella maraldi (RissoAntoine RissoGiuseppe Antonio Risso , called Antoine Risso, was a Niçard naturalist.Risso was born in Nice, County of Nice, a part of the Duchy of Savoy, and studied under Giovanni Battista Balbis. He published , and . Risso's dolphin was named after him...
, 1810).
- Gadella molokaiensis Paulin, 1989.
- Gadella norops Paulin, 1987.
- Gadella obscurus (Parin, 1984).
- Gadella svetovidovi Trunov, 1992.
- Gadella thysthlon Long & McCosker, 1998.
- Genus Guttigadus
- Fat-headed cod, Guttigadus globiceps (Gilchrist, 1906).
- Tadpole codTadpole codThe Tadpole cod is a deepwater fish found in the oceanic islands off New Zealand and in the mid South Atlantic at depths ranging from 1200 - 1600 m....
, Guttigadus globosus (Paulin, 1986). - Guttigadus kongi (Markle & Meléndez C., 1988).
- Guttigadus latifrons (Holt & Byrne, 1908).
- Guttigadus nudicephalus (Trunov, 1990).
- Guttigadus nudirostre (Trunov, 1990).
- Guttigadus squamirostre (Trunov, 1990).
- Genus Halargyreus
- Slender codlingSlender codlingThe slender codling or slender cod, Halargyreus johnsonii, is a morid cod, the only species in the genus Halargyreus. It is found in all oceans, at depths from 450 to 3,000 m, and grows from 15 to 55 cm.-References:...
or Slender cod, Halargyreus johnsonii Günther, 1862.
- Slender codling
- Genus Laemonema
- Shortbeard codling, Laemonema barbatulum GoodeGeorge Brown GoodeGeorge Brown Goode , was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator and he was very interested in the history of science, especially the history of the development of science in America. Goode graduated from Wesleyan University and studied at Harvard University...
& BeanTarleton Hoffman BeanTarleton Hoffman Bean was an American ichthyologist, born at Bainbridge, Pennsylvania on 8 October 1846. He died in Albany, New York on 28 December 1916.-FAMILY AND EDUCATION :...
, 1883.
- Laemonema compressicauda (Gilchrist, 1903).
- Laemonema filodorsale Okamura, 1982.
- Laemonema goodebeanorum Meléndez C. & Markle, 1997.
- Laemonema gracillipes Garman, 1899.
- Guinean codling, Laemonema laureysi Poll, 1953.
- Longfin codling, Laemonema longipes Schmidt, 1938.
- Laemonema macronema Meléndez C. & Markle, 1997.
- Laemonema melanurum GoodeGeorge Brown GoodeGeorge Brown Goode , was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator and he was very interested in the history of science, especially the history of the development of science in America. Goode graduated from Wesleyan University and studied at Harvard University...
& BeanTarleton Hoffman BeanTarleton Hoffman Bean was an American ichthyologist, born at Bainbridge, Pennsylvania on 8 October 1846. He died in Albany, New York on 28 December 1916.-FAMILY AND EDUCATION :...
, 1896.
- Laemonema modestum (Franz, 1910).
- Laemonema nana Taki, 1953.
- Laemonema palauense Okamura, 1982.
- Laemonema rhodochir Gilbert, 1905.
- Robust mora, Laemonema robustum Johnson, 1862.
- Bighead mora, Laemonema verecundum (JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& Cramer, 1897). - Laemonema yarrellii (Lowe, 1838).
- Laemonema yuvto Parin & Sazonov, 1990.
- Shortbeard codling, Laemonema barbatulum Goode
- Genus Lepidion
- Lepidion capensis Gilchrist, 1922.
- Patagonian codling, Lepidion ensiferus (Günther, 1887).
- North Atlantic codling, Lepidion eques (Günther, 1887).
- Lepidion guentheri (Giglioli, 1880).
- Morid cod, Lepidion inosimae (Günther, 1887).
- Mediterranean codling, Lepidion lepidion (RissoAntoine RissoGiuseppe Antonio Risso , called Antoine Risso, was a Niçard naturalist.Risso was born in Nice, County of Nice, a part of the Duchy of Savoy, and studied under Giovanni Battista Balbis. He published , and . Risso's dolphin was named after him...
, 1810).
- Small-headed codSmall-headed codThe small-headed cod or long-finned cod, Lepidion microcephalus, is a deepwater fish belonging to the morid cod family , and related to the true cods . It is found in the Tasman Sea, including Bass Straits and is commercially harvested by both Australia and New Zealand...
or Long-finned cod, Lepidion microcephalus Cowper, 1956. - Lepidion natalensis Gilchrist, 1922.
- Lepidion schmidti Svetovidov, 1936.
- Genus Lotella
- Lotella fernandeziana Rendahl, 1921.
- Lotella fuliginosa Günther, 1862.
- Beardie, Lotella phycis (TemminckCoenraad Jacob TemminckCoenraad Jacob Temminck was a Dutch aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death. His Manuel d'ornithologie, ou Tableau systematique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe was the standard work on European birds...
& SchlegelHermann SchlegelHermann Schlegel was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.-Early life and education:Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated Schlegel's interest in natural history...
, 1846). - Rock codRock codThe rock cod is a temperate fish found off the coasts of southeastern Australia, Tasmania, the Great Australian Bight and northwards up the south western Australia coasts. They are also found around the coasts of New Zealand. They belong to the family Moridae and are not related to the true cods...
, Lotella rhacina (ForsterJohann Reinhold ForsterJohann Reinhold Forster was a German Lutheran pastor and naturalist of partial Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America...
, 1801). - Slender beardy, Lotella schuettei SteindachnerFranz SteindachnerFranz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
, 1866. - Lotella tosaensis (Kamohara, 1936).
- Genus MoraCommon moraThe common mora, Mora moro, is a deep-sea fish, the only species in the genus Mora. It is found worldwide in temperate seas, at depths of between 300 and 2,500 m. Its length is up to about 80 cm...
- Common moraCommon moraThe common mora, Mora moro, is a deep-sea fish, the only species in the genus Mora. It is found worldwide in temperate seas, at depths of between 300 and 2,500 m. Its length is up to about 80 cm...
, googly-eyed cod or ribaldo, Mora moro (RissoAntoine RissoGiuseppe Antonio Risso , called Antoine Risso, was a Niçard naturalist.Risso was born in Nice, County of Nice, a part of the Duchy of Savoy, and studied under Giovanni Battista Balbis. He published , and . Risso's dolphin was named after him...
, 1810).
- Common mora
- Genus Notophycis
- Notophycis fitchi Sazonov, 2001.
- Dwarf codlingDwarf codlingThe dwarf codling, Notophycis marginata, is a morid cod of the family Moridae, found in the southeast Pacific and the southwest Atlantic....
, Notophycis marginata (Günther, 1878).
- Genus PhysiculusPhysiculusPhysiculus is a genus of fish in the Moridae family.It contains the following species:* skulpin...
- Physiculus andriashevi Shcherbachev, 1993.
- Physiculus argyropastus AlcockAlfred William AlcockAlfred William Alcock was a British physician naturalist and carcinologist.Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who retired to live in Blackheath...
, 1894. - Physiculus beckeri Shcherbachev, 1993.
- Physiculus bertelseni Shcherbachev, 1993.
- Physiculus capensis (Gilchrist, 1922).
- Physiculus chigodarana Paulin, 1989.
- Physiculus coheni Paulin, 1989.
- Physiculus cyanostrophus Anderson & Tweddle, 2002.
- Physiculus cynodon Sazonov, 1987.
- Black codling, Physiculus dalwigki KaupJohann Jakob KaupJohann Jakob Kaup was a German naturalist.-Biography:He was born at Darmstadt. After studying at Göttingen and Heidelberg he spent two years at Leiden, where his attention was specially devoted to the amphibians and fishes. He then returned to Darmstadt as an assistant in the grand ducal museum,...
, 1858. - Physiculus fedorovi Shcherbachev, 1993.
- Hakeling, Physiculus fulvus BeanTarleton Hoffman BeanTarleton Hoffman Bean was an American ichthyologist, born at Bainbridge, Pennsylvania on 8 October 1846. He died in Albany, New York on 28 December 1916.-FAMILY AND EDUCATION :...
, 1884.
- Physiculus grinnelli JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
, 1922. - SkulpinSkulpinThe Skulpin is a species of fish in the Moridae family. It is endemic to Saint Helena.-Source:* Pearce-Kelly, P. 1996. Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
, Physiculus helenaensis Paulin, 1989. - Physiculus hexacytus Parin, 1984.
- Physiculus huloti Poll, 1953.
- Japanese codling, Physiculus japonicus Hilgendorf, 1879.
- Physiculus karrerae Paulin, 1989.
- Physiculus kaupi PoeyFelipe Poey-Biography:Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent several years of his life in Pau then studied law in Madrid. He became a lawyer in Spain but was forced to leave due to his liberal ideas, returning to Cuba in 1823. He began to concentrate on the study of the...
, 1865.
- Physiculus longicavis Parin, 1984.
- Physiculus longifilis Weber, 1913.
- Luminescent cod, Physiculus luminosus Paulin, 1983.
- Physiculus marisrubri Brüss, 1986.
- Physiculus maslowskii Trunov, 1991.
- Physiculus microbarbata Paulin & Matallanas, 1990.
- Physiculus natalensis (Gilchrist, 1922).
- Charcoal mora, Physiculus nematopus Gilbert, 1890.
- Physiculus nielseni Shcherbachev, 1993.
- Physiculus nigripinnis Okamura, 1982.
- Physiculus nigriscens Smith & Radcliffe, 1912.
- Physiculus normani Brüss, 1986.
- Physiculus parini Paulin, 1991.
- Physiculus peregrinus (Günther, 1872).
- Hundred fathom mora, Physiculus rastrelliger Gilbert, 1890.
- Physiculus rhodopinnis Okamura, 1982.
- Physiculus roseus AlcockAlfred William AlcockAlfred William Alcock was a British physician naturalist and carcinologist.Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who retired to live in Blackheath...
, 1891. - Physiculus sazonovi Paulin, 1991.
- Physiculus sterops Paulin, 1989.
- Physiculus sudanensis Paulin, 1989.
- Peruvian mora, Physiculus talarae Hildebrand & Barton, 1949.
- Physiculus therosideros Paulin, 1987.
- Physiculus yoshidae Okamura, 1982.
- Genus PseudophycisPseudophycisPseudophycis are codlings of the family Moridae found in New Zealand, Australia, and Tasmania.-Species:* Pseudophycis bachus or red codling* Pseudophycis barbata or southern bastard codling...
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- Red codlingRed codlingThe red codling or hoka, Pseudophycis bachus, is a morid cod of the genus Pseudophycis, found around southern Australia and New Zealand, from the surface to 700 m. Its length is up to 90 cm. P. bachus is a food source for the diving Yellow-eyed Penguin, Megadyptes antipodes-References:* Tony...
, Pseudophycis bachus (ForsterJohann Reinhold ForsterJohann Reinhold Forster was a German Lutheran pastor and naturalist of partial Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America...
, 1801). - Southern bastard codlingSouthern bastard codlingThe southern bastard codling or bearded red cod, Pseudophycis barbata, is a morid cod of the genus Pseudophycis, found around southern Australia including Tasmania, and New Zealand, from the surface to 300 m...
, Pseudophycis barbata Günther, 1863. - Northern bastard codlingNorthern bastard codlingThe northern bastard codling, Pseudophycis breviuscula, is a morid cod of the genus Pseudophycis, found around southern Australia including Tasmania, and New Zealand, from the surface to 220 m...
, Pseudophycis breviuscula (RichardsonJohn Richardson (naturalist)Sir John Richardson was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807. He traveled with John Franklin in search of the Northwest Passage on the Coppermine Expedition of...
, 1846).
- Red codling
- Genus Rhynchogadus
- Rhynchogadus hepaticus (Facciolà, 1884).
- Genus Salilota
- Tadpole codling, Salilota australis (Barnard, 1925).
- Genus Svetovidovia
- Svetovidovia lucullus (Jensen, 1953).
- Genus Tripterophycis
- Grenadier codGrenadier codThe grenadier cod, Tripterophycis gilchristi, is a morid cod of the genus Tripterophycis, found in the mid-south Atlantic Ocean, and around southern Australia, South Africa, Sumatra, and New Zealand.-References:...
, Tripterophycis gilchristi BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1902. - Tripterophycis svetovidovi (Trunov, 1992).
- Grenadier cod