Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Chin barbels rudimentary or absent.

Common Names

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Almindelig istorsk , Danish , Denmark

Borisovs istorsk , Danish , Denmark

Borisovs torsk , Danish , Denmark

Istorsk , Danish , Denmark

Arctic cod , English , UK

Arctic cod , English , USA

East Siberian cod , English , UK

Polar cod , English , Canada

Polar cod , English , USA

Polar cod , English , Alaska

Toothed cod , English , Canada

Toothed cod , English , Russia

Toothed cod , English , USA

Toothed cod , English , Alaska

Harilik jäätursk , Estonian , Estonia

Idasiberi jäätursk , Estonian , Estonia

Morue arctique , French , France

Saïda barbu , French , Canada

Saïda imberbe , French , Canada

北极鳕 , Mandarin Chinese , China

北極鱈 , Mandarin Chinese , China

鮑氏極鱈 , Mandarin Chinese , China

鲍氏极鳕 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Istorsk , Norwegian , Norway

Dorsz arktyczny , Polish , Poland

Dorsz wschodniosyberyjski , Polish , Poland

Ledovaya (chyornaya) treska , Russian , Russia

треска восточносибирская , Russian , Russia

треска ледовая , Russian , Russia

Arktična trska , Slovene , Slovenia

Bacalao del Artico , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gadiformes

Family: Gadidae

Genus: Arctogadus

Species: Arctogadus glacialis (Peters, 1872)

Climate Zone

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migratory

Location

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Arctic and Northeast Atlantic: widely distributed in western part of Arctic basin, also northwest and northeast coasts of Greenland.

Biology

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Associated with ice (cryopelagic or epontic), found mainly in offshore waters, at or beyond the edge of the continental shelf (Ref. 1371). Feeds on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 58426). Of little economic value (Ref. 1371).

Habitat

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bathypelagic