Description

Also known as Bacalao, Bank Cod, Bankfish, Bastard, Berryfish, Blackberry Fish, Breeder, Bull Dog, Codfish, Codling, Duffy, Fallfish, Foxy Tomcod, Grogfish, Haberdine, Harbour Tomcod, Hen, Inshore Cod, Kil'din Cod, Loader, Logyfish, Motherfish, Newfoundland Fish, Northern Cod, Old Soaker, Pea, Red Cod, Scrawd, Sealhead Cod, Shoal Cod, Shore Cod, Shorefish, Snub, Snubby, Soaker, Split, Swallow, Swallowtail, Tallyfish, Tomcod, Trap Cod, Trapfish, Winterfish.

Found in schools, over gravel, mud, rock, and sandy bottoms during the day, dispersing at night to feed.
They feed on fish and invertebrates.
Juveniles found in shallow waters often in seagrass beds for protection.
Length - 200cm
Depth - 0-600m
Widespread Arctic, North Atlantic

The most popular food fish in the Western World!

Gadids are prolific breeders producing several million eggs each spawning, which in turn produces a high population and so is an easy sustainable catch for the commercial trawlling industry. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/gadus-morhua.html