Cod (Gadus Morhua) Record

Cod (Gadus Morhua) Record

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The Cod (Gadus Morhua) is probably the best-known fish caught commercially in UK waters. In appearance, the head is rather disproportionately large for the body, with the upper jaw protruding over the lower. The colour of the body can vary depending on the habitat in which the fish is found, but ranges from reddish or greenish where the water is populated by algae, and pale grey where the fish is found in deep water or near a sandy bottom. The cod has a barbel on the end of its chin and, in common with several other members of the family, three dorsal and two anal fins. The tail fluke is square-ended, and the lateral line is noticeable and extends from the point of the gill covers to the centre of the tail root.

Cod (Gadus Morhua) range from the north and eastern coast of North America, around the southern tip of Greenland across the north Atlantic to the waters around Iceland, the Faroes, the North Sea and the Barents Sea. It is found all around the British coast, reaching south to the Bay of Biscay.

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COD / GADUS MORHUA
2 4 12.36 27.4 Loch Roag Scotland 171087 E. Thompson
4 8 14.30 30.8 South Maseskar Sweden 230484 B. Lennart Hall
6 12 20.50 45.4 Harstad     Norway 100706 D.Duffy-Rice
8 16 20.90 46.1 Trapperne Denmark 040185 P. Andersson
10 20 23.40 51.9 Oresund Denmark 100384 E. Sorensen
15 30 27.50 60.10 Vannyo Norway 120793 M. Ljungstrom
24 50 31.50 69.7 Oresund     Denmark 180284 U. Stahre
AT AT 41.72 92.0 Kveitegrunn Norway 080312 M Hvam
*SH SH 20.18 44.8 Barry Wales 66 B. Jones