Red codling | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Moridae |
Genus: | Pseudophycis |
Species: | P. bachus
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Binomial name | |
Pseudophycis bachus (J. R. Forster, 1801)
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The red codling or hoka[1] (Pseudophycis bachus) is a morid cod of the genus Pseudophycis, restricted to New Zealand,[a] from the surface to 700 m. A closely related species is found in Australia. Its length is up to 90 cm. P. bachus is a food source for the diving yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes.
Red Cod is in the "Worst Choice (Don't eat)" section of the Forest & Bird Best Fish Guide.[3]