Fish ID Project

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salt water

Species #: 33

Common Name: Atlantic cod

Scientific Name: gadus morhua Kingdom: animalia

Phylum: chordata

Class: actinopterygii

Order: gadiforms

Family: gadidae

Geography / Habitat: northwest to northeast atlantic. They can found anywhere from the shoreline to thecontinental shelf. They can lve as deep as 600 meters. Life Strategy: these fish spawn once a year in batches. The eggs they lay have neutral buoyancy. Food / Feed Strategy: cod re omnivorous; they feed at dawn or dusk on invertebrates and fish. Picture should measure approximately 4 x

Body Form or Style: compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style:carangiform Mouth Position:terminal

Citation:http://www.fishlore.com/wiki-clownfish.htm


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