Eucla cod

The Eucla cod has a long and tapering body, a large mouth and no chin barbel.

The Eucla cod lives in the bathydemersal, non-migratory, marine, depth range 250 - 920 m environment.

The Eucla cod, Euclichthys polynemus, is a deepwater marine fish belonging to the cod order (Gadiformes). It is the only species currently classified in the family Euclichthyidae. It is named after the town of Eucla, Western Australia, in whose coastal waters it is found. More

The Eucla cod has a long and tapering body, a large mouth and no chin barbel. It has two nearly contiguous dorsal fins; the first short based and high, the second long-based, extending to base of caudal fin. It may grow up to 35 cm. More

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Common names

Bearded cod in English
Eucla cod in English
Tasmaninės menkytės in Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba)
Trådfinnetorsk in Danish (dansk)
歪尾鱈 in Mandarin Chinese
歪尾鱈 in Unknown
歪尾鳕 in Mandarin Chinese
歪尾鳕 in Unknown

Order : Gadiformes
Family : Euclichthyidae
Genus : Euclichthys
Species : Euclichthys polynemus
Authority : McCulloch, 1926