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Gadiculus thori Schmidt, 1913

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 29; Anal soft rays: 11 - 16. Vertebrae 39-43. Dull with dark flecks on head and back.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gadiformes

Family: Gadidae

Genus: Gadiculus

Species: Gadiculus thori Schmidt, 1913

Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Northeast Atlantic: North Cape, Skagerrak to Bay of Biscay. Western Mediterranean (Ref.123983).

    • Biology

    Over muddy bottoms. Spawns in spring. Important prey for several commercial fish.

    Habitat

    oceanic