Slender codling
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| Slender codling | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Moridae |
| Genus: | Halargyreus Günther, 1862 |
| Species: | H. johnsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Halargyreus johnsonii Günther, 1862
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The slender codling or slender cod (Halargyreus johnsonii) is a morid cod, the only species in the genus Halargyreus. It is found in all oceans, at depths from 450 to 3,000 m (1,480 to 9,840 ft), and grows to 56 cm (22 in) in total length. First discovered by and named after James Yate Johnson.
References
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