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Microgadus
tomcod
(Walbaum, 1792)
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Family:
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Gadidae
(Cods and haddocks)
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picture (Mitom_u0.gif) by FAO
Point map |
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Order:
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Gadiformes
(cods)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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FishBase name:
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Atlantic tomcod |
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Max. size:
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38.1 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5951)) |
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Environment: |
demersal; anadromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 69 m (Ref. 57178) |
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Climate: |
temperate; 52°N - 36°N, 77°W - 52°W |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; price category: low; price reliability: reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4) |
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Low to moderate vulnerability (33.20). (Ref. 59153)
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Distribution:
Gazetteer
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Northwest Atlantic: southern Labrador in Canada to Virginia in USA.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Anal
spines: 0. Body elongated; head small; eyes relatively small. Pelvic fins with a slightly elongated filament. Olive green brown or yellow dorsally, paler ventrally; with dark mottling on sides and fins.
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Biology: |
Found in coastal, brackish and fresh water, landlocked in several lakes. Feeds mostly on small crustaceans, (especially shrimps and amphipods); also worms, small mollusks, squids and fishes (smelt, sticklebacks, striped bass, alewives, shed, herring and sculpins (Ref. 5951)) (Ref. 1371).
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Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
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Main Ref: |
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N Scialabba. 1990 . (Ref. 1371)
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