Guttigadus globiceps

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Guttigadus globiceps
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Guttigadus
Species:
G. globiceps
Binomial name
Guttigadus globiceps
(Gilchrist, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Laemonema globicepsGilchrist, 1906
  • Laemonema multiradiatumThompson, 1916

Guttigadus globiceps, also known as fat-headed cod, is a species of cod in the family Moridae, the morid cods. It is found worldwide. [1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 14.0 cm (5.5 in). [2]

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References

  1. Meléndez, C., R. and D.F. Markle, 1997. Phylogeny and zoogeography of Laemonema and Guttigadus (Pisces: Gadiformes: Moridae). Bull. Mar. Sci. 61(3):593-670.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Guttigadus globiceps" in FishBase . February 2015 version.