Physiculus roseus, the rosy cod, is a species of bathydemersal fish found in the Indo-Pacific from the Bay of Bengal in the eastern Indian Ocean to the western shore of Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and from the south China Sea to New Caledonia.[2]

Physiculus roseus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Physiculus
Species:
P. roseus
Binomial name
Physiculus roseus
Alcock, 1891

Size

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This species reaches a length of 23 cm (9.1 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Iwamoto, T. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Physiculus roseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154984A115258521. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154984A4683335.en. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ Paulin, C.D. and C.D. Roberts, 1997. Review of the morid cods (Teleostei, Paracanthopterygii, Moridae) of New Caledonia, southwest Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species of Gadella. p. 17-41. In B. Séret (ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM. Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (MMNHN), 174.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Physiculus roseus". FishBase. February 2015 version.