Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae Morid cods

Genus: Lepidion

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Lepidion capensis
[]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Lepidion ensiferus
[Patagonian codling]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Lepidion eques
[North Atlantic codling]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Lepidion guentheri
[]

No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 60.5 cm SL

Lepidion inosimae
[Morid cod]

Photo by FAO

Lepidion lepidion
[Mediterranean codling]

Photo by CSIRO

Lepidion microcephalus
[Small-headed cod]

Photo by SFSA

Lepidion natalensis
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Lepidion schmidti
[Schmidt's cod]

9 Species of Family Moridae with Genus Lepidion
(Morid cods)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1922	Lepidion capensis		Southeast Atlantic	50 TL
1887	Lepidion ensiferus	Patagonian codling	Southeast Atlantic	40 TL
1887	Lepidion eques	North Atlantic codling	North Atlantic	44 TL
1880	Lepidion guentheri		Eastern Atlantic	81 SL
1887	Lepidion inosimae	Morid cod	Western Pacific	60.5 SL
1810	Lepidion lepidion	Mediterranean codling	Mediterranean Sea	34 TL
1956	Lepidion microcephalus	Small-headed cod	Southwest Pacific	48 TL
1922	Lepidion natalensis		Southeast Atlantic and We	41 TL
1936	Lepidion schmidti	Schmidt's cod	Southwest Pacific	85 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: GadiformesFamily: Moridae Morid codsGenus: Lepidion(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae Morid cods

Genus: Lepidion

(See list of species below)