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North Atlantic Codling
Lepidion eques (Günther, 1887)
Also calledBláriddari (isl) · Blå ridder (dan) · lepidion à grands yeux (fra) · Lépidion à Grands Yeux (fra)
The morid cod, largeye lepidion, or North Atlantic codling (Lepidion eques) is a species of fish in the family Moridae. The Catalog of Fishes considers it a synonym of Lepidion lepidion.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Bañón et al. (2012) discovered that the COI DNA sequencing along with morphological and meristic analyses strongly suggest that there are no specific differences between the Atlantic Lepidion eques and the Mediterranean species L. lepidion (Risso, 1810). Therefore, they proposed L. eques as a junior synonym of L. lepidion.
Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The North Atlantic codling is pink-brown in colour with a blue tinge; albinos are common. It is up to 44 cm (1.44 ft) in length. Its posterior nostril is immediately anterior to the eye. There are 55–60 dorsal finrays and 50–54 anal finrays. It has a lateral line with pit organs but no pores, and 8–13 pyloric caeca.
Range & habitat
The North Atlantic codling lives in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is benthopelagic, living at depths of 120–1,900 m (390–6,230 ft).
What it does
The North Atlantic codling feeds on crustaceans and polychaetes. It usually swims close to sandy bottoms and exhibits station holding behavior.
== References ==
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Lepidion eques in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5215423.