Rudie Hermann Kuiter, Aquatic Photographics, Australien
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In New Zealand, these deepwater cods / deepwater cods usually live over soft mud or sandy bottoms to the edge of the continental shelf.
In addition, rocky areas in bays, estuaries and coastal waters are readily inhabited.
This nocturnal species is rarely seen during the day. .
There is also a shallow water population that inhabits crevices and caves in rocky areas at depths of less than 50 meters.
Spawning occurs on the outer continental shelf in late winter, and a single female can produce up to 30 million eggs.
Pseudophycis bachus is a large, gray to grayish-pink cod that becomes whitish toward the ventral side, with a pale upper jaw, a narrow black margin on the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins, a distinct dark patch at the pectoral fin base (that does not extend dorsally onto the body), and a white chin beard and pelvic fins.
Specimens greater than 15 cm SL have a blunt tail with angular corners, and the middle caudal fin rays are distinctly shorter than those of the upper and lower lobes.
Juveniles grow to 22 cm after the first year, 30 to 35 cm after the second year, and about 50 cm after the fourth year, when they are sexually mature, and feed mainly on fish, cephalopods, crabs, and other crustaceans.
Synonyms:
Enchelyopus bachus Forster, 1801
Lotella bachus (Forster, 1801)
Physiculus bachus (Forster, 1801)
Pseudophycis bacchus (Forster, 1801)
In addition, rocky areas in bays, estuaries and coastal waters are readily inhabited.
This nocturnal species is rarely seen during the day. .
There is also a shallow water population that inhabits crevices and caves in rocky areas at depths of less than 50 meters.
Spawning occurs on the outer continental shelf in late winter, and a single female can produce up to 30 million eggs.
Pseudophycis bachus is a large, gray to grayish-pink cod that becomes whitish toward the ventral side, with a pale upper jaw, a narrow black margin on the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins, a distinct dark patch at the pectoral fin base (that does not extend dorsally onto the body), and a white chin beard and pelvic fins.
Specimens greater than 15 cm SL have a blunt tail with angular corners, and the middle caudal fin rays are distinctly shorter than those of the upper and lower lobes.
Juveniles grow to 22 cm after the first year, 30 to 35 cm after the second year, and about 50 cm after the fourth year, when they are sexually mature, and feed mainly on fish, cephalopods, crabs, and other crustaceans.
Synonyms:
Enchelyopus bachus Forster, 1801
Lotella bachus (Forster, 1801)
Physiculus bachus (Forster, 1801)
Pseudophycis bacchus (Forster, 1801)
