Marine Fish Species: Biology, Habitats, and Migratory Patterns
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Gadidae Family
Fish with a compressed body, three dorsal fins, and a chin barbel on the lower jaw.
- Cod
- Haddock
- Whiting
- Saithe
Merluccidae Family
Fish with an elongated and slightly compressed fusiform body, two dorsal fins, and no chin barbel on the lower jaw.
- Maruja
- Hake
- Forkbeards
Cod
A demersal fish found in the cold waters of the North Atlantic, between 50 and 75 degrees N. They inhabit depths beyond the continental shelf, up to 500 or 600 meters. Cod undertake significant migrations between feeding and spawning grounds. Depending on their habitat in colder or less cold waters, sexual development and maturity will be more rapid or delayed.
Cod Spawning Grounds
- Iceland
- Newfoundland
- Labrador
- Lofoten Islands
- North Sea
- West Greenland
- Faroe Islands
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