| Rock cod | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Moridae |
| Genus: | Lotella |
| Species: | L. rhacina |
| Binomial name | |
| Lotella rhacina (J. R. Forster, 1801) | |
| Synonyms | |
Therock cod (Lotella rhacina) is a temperatefish found off the coasts of southeasternAustralia,Tasmania, theGreat Australian Bight and northwards up the southwestern Australia coasts. They are also found around the coasts ofNew Zealand and California. They belong to the familyMoridae and are not related to the truecods (genusGadus). They are also known asbeardie in Australia.
Rock cod are yellow-grey to red-brown with white fin margins. They have chinbarbels. They may grow up to 50 cm in length. They are found in caves in bays and coastal reefs. They are frequently found inshore and inhabit shallow waters in thecontinental shelf with typical depth of 10 to 90 m.
Many other fish species are sometimes called 'rock cod', but most are unrelated to the cod family, and are better known asgroupers.
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