FB-318 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=318 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gadiformes Gadidae Gadus Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814 Tomkod atlantycki Tomecode Atlantisk tomtorsk Tomcod Atlantic tomcod Frostfish Atlandi pisitursk Poulamon Poulamon atlantique томкод атлантический тресочка канадская Atlantisk frostfisk Frostfisk Microgado Atlantska mala trska 大西洋小鱈 大西洋小鳕 Gadus frost Walbaum, 1792 Gadus polymorphus Mitchill, 1815 Gadus pruinosus Mitchill, 1814 Gadus tomcod Walbaum, 1792 Gadus tomcod fuscus Mitchill, 1814 Gadus tomcod luteus Mitchill, 1814 Gadus tomcodus Walbaum, 1792 Gadus tomcodus fuscus Mitchill, 1814 Gadus tomcodus luteus Mitchill, 1814 Gadus tomcodus mixtus Mitchill, 1814 Gadus tomcodus polymorphus Mitchill, 1815 Morrhua pruinosa (Mitchill, 1814) Morrhua tomcodus (Walbaum, 1792) 1990-10-17 2024-08-12 Coppola, S.R., W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, N. Scialabba and K.E. Carpenter0 SPECIESDAB: Global species database for fishery purposes. User's manual. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=316 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Mitom_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Mitom_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-316 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-12-11 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=316 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Adults are found in coastal, brackish and fresh water, landlocked in several lakes. They feed 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.. 5951,1371). Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba 1990 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371) FB-DiagnosticDescr-316 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-03-02 00:00:00 1994-09-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=316 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. Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba 1990 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371) FB-Morphology-316 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-03-02 00:00:00 1994-09-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=316 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0 Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba 1990 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371) FB-Distribution-316 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2018-03-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=316 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Northwest Atlantic: southern Labrador in Canada to Virginia in USA. Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba 1990 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371) FB-Uses-316 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-12-11 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=316 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; price category: low; price reliability: reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species FAO 1992 FAO yearbook. Fishery statistics: catches and landings. Vol. 70: 1990. FAO Fish. Ser. 38:647 p. (Ref. 4931) Mailhot, Y., R. Laprise, R. Fortin and J. Dodson 1990 New facts about the life cycle of the Atlantic tomcod (<i>Microgadus tomcod</i> Walbaum) in the St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada. Pol. Arch. Hydrobiol. 37(1-2):263. (Ref. 5453) FB-Migration-316 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-12-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=316 Anadromous. Fish that ascend rivers to spawn, as salmon and hilsa do. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. McDowall, R.M. 1988 Diadromy in fishes: migrations between freshwater and marine environments. Croom Helm, London. (Ref. 26213) FB-LifeCycle-316 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-12-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=316&StockCode=330 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration Oviparous, sexes are separate (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-316 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1998-06-24 00:00:00 2007-07-31 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public tomcod http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy 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). Grabe, S.A. 1978 Food and feeding habits of juvenile Atlantic tomcod, <i>Microgadus tomcod</i>, from Haverstraw Bay, Hudson River. Fish. Bull. 76(1):89-94. (Ref. 13505) FB-Size-316 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-12-11 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=316 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 38.1 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5951)) Scott, W.B. and M.G. Scott 1988 Atlantic fishes of Canada. Can. Bull. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 219:731 p. (Ref. 5951) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-316 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-12-11 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=316 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat demersal; anadromous (Ref. 26213); freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 69 m (Ref. 57178) McDowall, R.M. 1988 Diadromy in fishes: migrations between freshwater and marine environments. Croom Helm, London. (Ref. 26213) Ocean Biogeographic Information System 2006 OBIS-extracted Depth Data. Harvested by E.Agbayani July 2006 at www.iobis.org. (Ref. 57178)