Lepidion schmidti Svetovidov, 1936
Schmidt's cod
photo by Orlov, A.

Family:  Moridae (Morid cods)
Max. size:  85 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 15 kg; max. reported age: 49 years
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 375 - 1520 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand. Northwest Pacific: Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk (Ref. 559). South Indian Ocean: Kerguelen Is. and Crozet Is. (Ref, 45488). North Atlantic.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  A benthic species (Ref. 75154) found on the continental slope (Ref. 7300, 75154).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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