Guttigadus globosus

Tadpole cod
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Guttigadus
Species:
G. globosus
Binomial name
Guttigadus globosus
(Paulin, 1986)
Synonyms
  • Momonatira globosus Paulin, 1986
  • Momonatira paulini Trunov, 1989

Guttigadus globosus, the tadpole cod, is a deepwater fish found in the oceanic islands off New Zealand and in the mid South Atlantic at depths ranging from 1200 to 1600 m.

The tadpole cod is a member of the family Moridae, the morid cods, related to the true cods (of genus Gadus, family Gadidae). Like the familiar Atlantic cod, it has small whiskers (barbels) on its mouth.

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