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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Bregmacerotidae Codlets

Genus: Bregmaceros

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17 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Bregmaceros anchovia
[False anchovy codlet]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Bregmaceros arabicus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Central Atlantic
Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
Bregmaceros atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1886

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Bregmaceros atlanticus
[Antenna codlet]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm NG
Bregmaceros bathymaster Jordan & Bollman, 1890

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Bregmaceros bathymaster
[Codlet]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6.8 cm TL
Bregmaceros cantori Milliken & Houde, 1984

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Bregmaceros cantori
[Striped codlet]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Bregmaceros cayorum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
 
Bregmaceros houdei
[Stellate codlet]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
Bregmaceros japonicus Tanaka, 1908

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Bregmaceros japonicus
[Japanese codlet]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Bregmaceros lanceolatus Shen, 1960

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Bregmaceros lanceolatus
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Bregmaceros mcclellandi
[Unicorn cod]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Bregmaceros moseri
[Gyre codlet]

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941

Photo by Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.
 
Bregmaceros nectabanus
[Smallscale codlet]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
 
Bregmaceros neonectabanus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
Bregmaceros pescadorus Shen, 1960

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Bregmaceros pescadorus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Bregmaceros pseudolanceolatus
[False lance codlet]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 1.5 cm NG
Bregmaceros rarisquamosus Munro, 1950

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Bregmaceros rarisquamosus
[Big-eye unicorn-cod]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Bregmaceros retrodorsalis
[Back-fin codlet]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bregmaceros anchovia False anchovy codlet Western Pacific 8.2 SL 2020
Bregmaceros arabicus Indian Oean 5 SL 1965
Bregmaceros atlanticus Antenna codlet Central Atlantic 7.8 TL 1886
Bregmaceros bathymaster Codlet Eastern Pacific 10 NG 1890
Bregmaceros cantori Striped codlet Western Atlantic 6.8 TL 1984
Bregmaceros cayorum Western Atlantic 4.6 SL 1952
Bregmaceros houdei Stellate codlet Western Atlantic 1.6 SL 1986
Bregmaceros japonicus Japanese codlet Western Pacific 10.6 SL 1908
Bregmaceros lanceolatus Western Pacific 11.5 TL 1960
Bregmaceros mcclellandi Unicorn cod Indian Ocean 9.6 SL 1840
Bregmaceros moseri Gyre codlet Eastern Central Pacific 5.1 SL 2023
Bregmaceros nectabanus Smallscale codlet Western Atlantic 7.6 SL 1941
Bregmaceros neonectabanus Northwest Pacific 5.4 SL 1986
Bregmaceros pescadorus Northwest Pacific 4.3 TL 1960
Bregmaceros pseudolanceolatus False lance codlet Indo-West Pacific 9.1 SL 2004
Bregmaceros rarisquamosus Big-eye unicorn-cod Western Pacific. 1.5 NG 1950
Bregmaceros retrodorsalis Back-fin codlet Western Pacific 6.4 SL 2020



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