The Eucla cod (''Euclichthys polynemus'') is a deepwater marine fish belonging to the
cod
Cod is the common name for the demersal fish genus '' Gadus'', belonging to the family Gadidae. Cod is also used as part of the common name for a number of other fish species, and one species that belongs to genus ''Gadus'' is commonly not call ...
order (
Gadiformes). It is the only species currently classified in the
family Euclichthyidae. It is named after the town of
Eucla, Western Australia, in whose coastal waters it is found.
The Eucla cod has a long and tapering body, a large mouth, and no chin barbel. It has two nearly contiguous dorsal fins; the first is short based and high, and the second is long-based, extending to the base of the caudal fin. It may grow up to . It has been found in the
Tasman Sea, around
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
from
Queensland to the north
Western Australian shelf and off the
New Zealand shelf at depths of . It has no commercial value.
References
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Euclichthyidae
Fish described in 1926
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