Moridae

Moridae
"Codling" redirects here. For the surname, see Codling (surname).
Moridae
Shortbeard codling, Laemonema barbatulum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genera

Antimora
Auchenoceros
Eeyorius
Eretmophorus
Gadella
Guttigadus
Halargyreus
Laemonema
Lepidion
Lotella
Mora
Notophycis
Physiculus
Pseudophycis
Rhynchogadus
Salilota
Svetovidovia
Tripterophycis

Moridae is a family of cod-like fishes, known as codlings, hakelings, and moras.

Morids are marine fishes found throughout the world, and may be found at depths of up to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft), although most prefer shallower waters. In appearance, they greatly resemble the typical cods, from which can only be distinguished by their skeletal features and the structure of the swim bladder.[1]

They grow up to 90 centimetres (35 in) long (red codling, Pseudophycis bachus).

Species

There are 111 species in 18 genera:

  • Genus Antimora
    • Finescale mora, Antimora microlepis Bean, 1890.
      Finescale mora, Antimora microlepis
    • Blue antimora or Violet cod, Antimora rostrata (Günther, 1878).
  • Genus Auchenoceros
    • Ahuru, Auchenoceros punctatus (Hutton, 1873).
      Ahuru, Auchenoceros punctatus
  • Genus Eeyorius
    • Tasmanian codling, Eeyorius hutchinsi Paulin, 1986.
  • Genus Eretmophorus
    • Eretmophorus kleinenbergi Giglioli, 1889.
  • Genus Gadella
    • Gadella brocca Paulin & Roberts, 1997.
    • Gadella dancoheni Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 2000.
    • Gadella edelmanni (Brauer, 1906).
    • Gadella filifer (Garman, 1899).
    • Beardless codling, Gadella imberbis (Vaillant, 1888).
      Beardless codling, Gadella imberbis
    • Gadella jordani (Böhlke & Mead, 1951).
    • Gadella macrura Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 2000.
    • Gadella, Gadella maraldi (Risso, 1810).
      Gadella, Gadella maraldi
    • Gadella molokaiensis Paulin, 1989.
    • Gadella norops Paulin, 1987.
    • Gadella obscurus (Parin, 1984).
    • Gadella svetovidovi Trunov, 1992.
    • Gadella thysthlon Long & McCosker, 1998.
  • Genus Guttigadus
    • Fat-headed cod, Guttigadus globiceps (Gilchrist, 1906).
    • Tadpole cod, Guttigadus globosus (Paulin, 1986).
    • Guttigadus kongi (Markle & Meléndez C., 1988).
    • Guttigadus latifrons (Holt & Byrne, 1908).
    • Guttigadus nudicephalus (Trunov, 1990).
    • Guttigadus nudirostre (Trunov, 1990).
    • Guttigadus squamirostre (Trunov, 1990).
  • Genus Halargyreus
  • Genus Laemonema
    • Shortbeard codling, Laemonema barbatulum Goode & Bean, 1883.
      Shortbeard codling, Laemonema barbatulum
    • Laemonema compressicauda (Gilchrist, 1903).
    • Laemonema filodorsale Okamura, 1982.
    • Laemonema goodebeanorum Meléndez C. & Markle, 1997.
    • Laemonema gracillipes Garman, 1899.
    • Guinean codling, Laemonema laureysi Poll, 1953.
    • Longfin codling, Laemonema longipes Schmidt, 1938.
    • Laemonema macronema Meléndez C. & Markle, 1997.
    • Laemonema melanurum Goode & Bean, 1896.
      Laemonema melanurum
    • Laemonema modestum (Franz, 1910).
    • Laemonema nana Taki, 1953.
    • Laemonema palauense Okamura, 1982.
    • Laemonema rhodochir Gilbert, 1905.
    • Robust mora, Laemonema robustum Johnson, 1862.
    • Bighead mora, Laemonema verecundum (Jordan & Cramer, 1897).
    • Laemonema yarrellii (Lowe, 1838).
    • Laemonema yuvto Parin & Sazonov, 1990.
  • Genus Lepidion
    • Lepidion capensis Gilchrist, 1922.
    • Patagonian codling, Lepidion ensiferus (Günther, 1887).
    • North Atlantic codling, Lepidion eques (Günther, 1887).
    • Lepidion guentheri (Giglioli, 1880).
    • Morid cod, Lepidion inosimae (Günther, 1887).
    • Mediterranean codling, Lepidion lepidion (Risso, 1810).
      Mediterranean codling, Lepidion lepidion
    • Small-headed cod or Long-finned cod, Lepidion microcephalus Cowper, 1956.
    • Lepidion natalensis Gilchrist, 1922.
    • Lepidion schmidti Svetovidov, 1936.
  • Genus Lotella
    • Lotella fernandeziana Rendahl, 1921.
    • Lotella fuliginosa Günther, 1862.
    • Beardie, Lotella phycis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846).
    • Rock cod, Lotella rhacina (Forster, 1801).
    • Slender beardy, Lotella schuettei Steindachner, 1866.
    • Lotella tosaensis (Kamohara, 1936).
  • Genus Mora
  • Genus Notophycis
    • Notophycis fitchi Sazonov, 2001.
    • Dwarf codling, Notophycis marginata (Günther, 1878).
  • Genus Physiculus
    • Physiculus andriashevi Shcherbachev, 1993.
    • Physiculus argyropastus Alcock, 1894.
    • Physiculus beckeri Shcherbachev, 1993.
    • Physiculus bertelseni Shcherbachev, 1993.
    • Physiculus capensis (Gilchrist, 1922).
    • Physiculus chigodarana Paulin, 1989.
    • Physiculus coheni Paulin, 1989.
    • Physiculus cyanostrophus Anderson & Tweddle, 2002.
    • Physiculus cynodon Sazonov, 1987.
    • Black codling, Physiculus dalwigki Kaup, 1858.
    • Physiculus fedorovi Shcherbachev, 1993.
    • Hakeling, Physiculus fulvus Bean, 1884.
      Hakeling, Physiculus fulvus
    • Physiculus grinnelli Jordan & Jordan, 1922.
    • Skulpin, Physiculus helenaensis Paulin, 1989.
    • Physiculus hexacytus Parin, 1984.
    • Physiculus huloti Poll, 1953.
    • Japanese codling, Physiculus japonicus Hilgendorf, 1879.
    • Physiculus karrerae Paulin, 1989.
    • Physiculus kaupi Poey, 1865.
      Physiculus kaupi
    • Physiculus longicavis Parin, 1984.
    • Physiculus longifilis Weber, 1913.
    • Luminescent cod, Physiculus luminosus Paulin, 1983.
    • Physiculus marisrubri Brüss, 1986.
    • Physiculus maslowskii Trunov, 1991.
    • Physiculus microbarbata Paulin & Matallanas, 1990.
    • Physiculus natalensis (Gilchrist, 1922).
    • Charcoal mora, Physiculus nematopus Gilbert, 1890.
    • Physiculus nielseni Shcherbachev, 1993.
    • Physiculus nigripinnis Okamura, 1982.
    • Physiculus nigriscens Smith & Radcliffe, 1912.
    • Physiculus normani Brüss, 1986.
    • Physiculus parini Paulin, 1991.
    • Physiculus peregrinus (Günther, 1872).
    • Hundred fathom mora, Physiculus rastrelliger Gilbert, 1890.
    • Physiculus rhodopinnis Okamura, 1982.
    • Physiculus roseus Alcock, 1891.
    • Physiculus sazonovi Paulin, 1991.
    • Physiculus sterops Paulin, 1989.
    • Physiculus sudanensis Paulin, 1989.
    • Peruvian mora, Physiculus talarae Hildebrand & Barton, 1949.
    • Physiculus therosideros Paulin, 1987.
    • Physiculus yoshidae Okamura, 1982.
  • Genus Pseudophycis
Red codling, Pseudophycis bachus
  • Genus Rhynchogadus
    • Rhynchogadus hepaticus (Facciolà, 1884).
  • Genus Salilota
    • Tadpole codling, Salilota australis (Barnard, 1925).
  • Genus Svetovidovia
    • Svetovidovia lucullus (Jensen, 1953).
  • Genus Tripterophycis

References

  1. ^ Cohen, Daniel M. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 132. ISBN 0-12-547665-5. 
  • Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Moridae" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
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