Red codling
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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
Pseudophycis
Pseudophycis 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...
, found around southern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, 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
Yellow-eyed Penguin
The Yellow-eyed Penguin or Hoiho is a penguin native to New Zealand. Previously thought closely related to the Little Penguin , molecular research has shown it more closely related to penguins of the genus Eudyptes...
, Megadyptes antipodes