Species: Gadus macrocephalus

Pacific Cod
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Fishes
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Species of concern in the Salish Sea
Species of concern in the Puget Sound watershed
Subtidal surveys in Puget Sound
Puget Sound Partnership indicator species: fishes
Fishes of the Salish Sea

Science Review:

6. Bentho-Pelagic Fish

Articles:

WDFW Remotely Operated Vehicle captures species and habitats on the sea floor

A camera on board a remotely operated vehicle scans the floor of Puget Sound capturing digital video of underwater marine life.  Selected clips of Plumose sea anemones, Pacific halibut, Pacific cod, Sea stars, and North Pacific spiny dogfish are now available for public viewing.

The Seaeye Falcon used by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Photo courtesy WDFW.
Bentho-pelagic fish in Puget Sound

Bentho-pelagic fish utilize both bottom habitats and shallower portions of the water column, often feeding in shallow water at night and moving to deeper water to form schools during the day.

Pacific Hake (Merluccius productus). Image courtesy of NOAA.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Gadiformes

Family

Gadidae

Genus

Gadus

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Classification
Other Global Common Names
morue du Pacifique
Informal Taxonomy
<p>Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Bony Fishes - Other Bony Fishes</p>
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Actinopterygii - Gadiformes - Gadidae - Gadus
Habitat Type Description
Marine
Migration
<p>false - false - false</p>
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
NatureServe Global Status Rank
GNR
Conservation Status Map
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