| Family: |
Gadidae (Cods and haddocks) |
| Max. size: |
38.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 69 m, anadromous |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Atlantic: southern Labrador in Canada to Virginia in USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Body elongated; head small; eyes relatively small. Pelvic fins with a slightly elongated filament. Olive green brown or yellow dorsally, paler ventrally; with dark mottling on sides and fins. |
| Biology: |
Found in coastal, brackish and fresh water, landlocked in several lakes. Feeds mostly on small crustaceans, (especially shrimps and amphipods); also worms, small mollusks, squids and fishes (smelt, sticklebacks, striped bass, alewives, shed, herring and sculpins (Ref. 5951)) (Ref. 1371). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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