Slender codling
| Slender codling | |
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| Genus: | Halargyreus
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| Species: | H. johnsonii
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| Halargyreus johnsonii Günther, 1862
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The slender codling or slender cod, Halargyreus johnsonii, is a morid cod, the only species in the genus Halargyreus. It is found in all oceans, at depths from 450 to 3,000 m, and grows from 15 to 55 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halargyreus johnsonii". FishBase. February 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8