Southern bastard codling

The southern bastard codling or bearded red cod (Pseudophycis barbata) is a morid cod of the genus Pseudophycis, found around southern Australia including Tasmania, and New Zealand, from the surface to 300 m. Its length is up to 63 cm.

Southern bastard codling
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Pseudophycis
Species:
P. barbata
Binomial name
Pseudophycis barbata
Günther, 1863
Synonyms
  • Physiculus barbatus (Günther, 1863)
  • Lotella grandis Ramsay, 1881

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudophycis barbata". 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