Tadpole codling
| Tadpole codling | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Moridae |
| Genus: | Salilota Günther, 1887 |
| Species: | S. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Salilota australis (Günther, 1878) | |
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The tadpole codling (Salilota australis) is a species of morid cod found in the waters around the southern tip of South America and the Falkland Islands. It occurs at depths from 30 to 1,000 m (98 to 3,281 ft) and is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species grows to 50 cm (20 in) in total length.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Salilota australis" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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