Red Rock Cod (Morid Cods - Family Moridae)
 

Introduced Species

Other Fish sites:

Conger Eel

Red rock cod

Pipefish, Seahorse, Seadragon

Gurnard

Flathead

Barber Perch

Cardinal fish, Gobbleguts

Marble Fish /Stinky Groper

Jackass Morwong

Bastard Trumpeter 

Stripey Trumpeter

Blue Throat Wrasse

Purple Wrasse

Rock Whiting

Stargazer

Greenback Flounder

Leatherjacket

Cowfish

Porcupine (Globe) Fish

 

 

  • Kingdom Animalia
  • Phylum Chordata
  • Class Osteichthyes - Bony Fish
  • Family Moridae - Morid Cods
  • Pseudophycis bachus - Red Rock Cod
  • Pseudophycis bachus - Red Rock Cod
    (Edgar, 1997)
    Habitat: Sheltered and moderately exposed sand, reef; 0-375 m depth
    Distribution:  SA to Victoria, and around Tasmania (also NZ)
    Maximum Size: Length to 800 mm
    Diet: Small invertebrates
    Comments:
    Characteristic dark blotch at the base of the pectoral fin. Flesh soft and doesn’t store well. Species rarely seen or captured on line during the day, generally begins to move about only at nightfall.