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| Northern bastard codling Pseudophycis breviuscula Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
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| Pseudophycis breviuscula (Richardson, 1846)
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The northern bastard codling (Pseudophycis breviuscula), is a morid cod of the genus Pseudophycis, found around southern Australia including Tasmania, and New Zealand, from the surface to 220 metres. Its length is between 15 and 25 cm.
The northern bastard codling is similar in general appearance to the rattails, with large eyes and an elongate tapering body, however the northern bastard codling has a separate, very rounded, caudal fin. The second dorsal fin and the anal fin start about half way along the body length.
Body colour is brown-pink with the dorsal, anal, and caudal fins dark edged.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Pseudophycis breviuscula" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8