Germany (Federal Republic of) country information

Common names: Fischflocken, Fischkuchen, Kaltgeräucherter Schellfisch
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.ble.de/index.cfm?8C712107D9244972B3C193AC1917DCE7#Handelsbezeichnungen
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
National Database: AGRDEU

Classificação / Names

Actinopterygii (peixes com raios nas barbatanas) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)
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Common names from other countries

黑线鳕, Пикша, Églefin, ... more

Referência principal

Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba. 1990. (Ref. 1371)
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Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Max length : 112 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5951); common length : 35.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4645); Peso máx. publicado: 16.8 kg (Ref. 9988); Idade máx. registada: 20 anos (Ref. 4645)

Length at first maturity
L_m 34.9 range ? - ? cm

Ambiente

; marinhas demersal; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 10 - 450 m, usually 10 - 200 m (Ref. 35388)

Clima / Intervalo

Temperate, preferred 6°C (Ref. 107945); 79°N - 35°N, 76°W - 52°E

Distribuição

Northeast Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Spitzbergen; in the Barents Sea to Novaya Zemlya; around Iceland; rare at the southern Greenland. Northwest Atlantic: Cape May, New Jersey to the Strait of Belle Isle.
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Descrição breve

Espinhos dorsais (total): 0; Espinhos anais 0. Mouth relatively small; lower jaw shorter than the upper jaw; chin barbel rather small. Lateral line dark, uninterrupted to about the end of the body. Lateral-line pores present on head. Scales overlapping. A large dark blotch is above the pectoral fin just below the lateral line.

Adults are found more commonly from 80 to 200 m, over rock, sand, gravel or shells, usually at temperatures between 4° and 10°C. Feed mainly on small bottom-living organisms including crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms, worms and fishes (sand lance, capelin, silver hake, American eels, herring and argentines) (Ref. 5951). A batch spawner (Ref. 51846). Undertakes extensive migrations in the Barents Sea and Iceland. Sold fresh, chilled as fillets, frozen, smoked and canned. Also utilized for fish meal and animal feeds. Can be steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).